US: $ 1 billion a month to make stealth aircraft

The " F-35 Lightning II " F-35 Lightning II is currently being built by the United States. Manufacturing cost: US $ 1 billion per month. According to the Pentagon, the first " F-35 Lightning II " multi-role fighter aircraft was basically completed. The " F-35 Lightning " will make its first test flight in December.

However, one problem that has arisen is that the cost of building a state-of-the-art aircraft that is expected to replace most of the current generation of US military fighters is much more expensive than initial calculation. Some MPs threatened to cut the budget.

According to the plan, the Pentagon plans to produce 424 "F-35 Lightning II" aircraft from now until 2013. In the future it will require up to 2,500 aircraft to replace most of the existing fighters of the three aviation, naval and naval aviation.

F-35 Lightning II first debuted at FortWorth, Texas on July 7.
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According to the Pentagon's estimates, the current monthly cost of the program is more than $ 1 billion. The total cost of this project could reach $ 275 billion. Initial offer for this type of aircraft is $ 47 million, but now is expected to reach $ 61.7 million.

The Pentagon said that the program stealth aircraft "F-35 Lightning II", also known as "fighters attack mixture" (Joint Strike Fighter-JSF) is complete, the US military will occupy almost absolute in the air war in the future.

Eight US allies have filed applications for the aircraft, including Britain, Canada and Australia.