Independent review on F-35s says fighter jets could cost $20-million more per plane
By Tim Naumetz Aug. 22, 2013
A review by accounting firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton forecasts a price tag of $95.2-million per aircraft if acquisition of the first round of F-35 jets goes ahead in 2017 under a timetable that still exists despite the government’s temporary suspension of the program last year.
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