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Old 12-06-2016, 04:12 PM   #3402
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Originally Posted by accord1999 View Post
The GAO reported in March 2016 that the program and procurement cost is $3.2 billion. With a maintenance package (or even typical military overruns), $4 billion isn't unreasonable.

http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/676281.pdf

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Interesting. Procurement for the two planes is $282M. Almost $2B is R&D. That means there are $500M in military upgrades to each plane. That's some serious technology they put into those babies. Wow!
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