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Every hour the F-35 is on the air, it costs around $36,000, (NoK 324 000,- Red.) which is almost 50 percent more than what an F-16 costs to fly. However, Lockheed Martin, the plane’s manufacturer, has claimed that it can drop the operating cost to $25,000 per hour within four years, but to do so demands an exclusive maintenance contract.

F-35 Operating Costs May Exceed Funding

Stavros Atlamazoglou Sandboxx News December 8, 2021

The F-35 Lightning II is a marvel of engineering and the 

most advanced aircraft in the U.S. arsenal. But throughout 

its history, the stealth fighter has been plagued with 

problems.

Indeed, the situation is so dire that the Pentagon might end up with brand new F-35s but with no money to fly them.First, it was a plethora of technical issues that kept restricting the aircraft and its production. But now, as the F-35 is already operational in several air forces across the world, the issue is financial.

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