"The F-35 fighter jet program will cost #taxpayers more than $2 trillion over its lifetime... [But] all three versions of the F-35 continue to fall far short of their target 'mission capable rates'... In 2023, the average F-35A was only in flying shape about 52% of the time."

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/f35-cost/

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