well the USAF and CAPE have costed the f-35a at $24k, as per the statement to the dutch
this is not a JPO or LM or GAO or SAR or USN or USMC cost
of course in the big picture if you add the capability and survivability, even if the f-35 was twice the price, it would still be 'cheap'
Last edited by JSFfan; 26th Apr 2013 at 16:18.