GAO Warns of Ballooning F-35 Sustainment Costs, Need for Plan to Cut Billions
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)
8 Jul 2021
The cost to sustain the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter may balloon in the next 15 years, and the Pentagon needs to come up with a plan fast before it s faced with the choice of buying fewer stealth jets or flying them less often, according to a new watchdog study.