Originally Posted by A1Bill
when the current estimate in ~2020$ is $85m.
Ah, their "estimates". Don't I remember them saying:
"The [F-35A] would allow for migration by U.S. forces to an almost all-stealth fighter force by 2025,"
If the Air Force holds to its current plans, it will buy 1763 F-35As. The least complicated of the designs, they will cost more than $30 million each.
during the first hours of a war F-35As would take advantage of their near Mach 2 speed and stealth
The F-35A will begin replacing the Air Force F-16s and A-10s by 2010.
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Your spin doesn't convince me.