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Missing from the most expensive defense program ever: A clear purpose

By Jed Babbin
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Missing from the most expensive defense program ever: A clear purpose

The F-35 should be known as the fighter that ate the defense budget.

It’s the most expensive defense program ever. So far the cost is about $400 billion to buy them and an additional $1 trillion to fly and maintain over its service life. And its costs are still climbing.

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