The pentagon needs to $12.6 billion a year, to 2037 years to complete development, and pay all of the lockheed Martin f-35 fighter purchase budget plan, the congressional watchdog agency released a report Monday.
This is equivalent to billions more dollars, money demand forecast than the government accountability office (GAO) on Saturday and Reuters a draft report to be released.
Draft report ruled out fighter engine, it is based in the United States united technologies, pratt & Whitney, unit cost, the pentagon's f-35 project office spokesman Joe said DellaVedova.
Reported that the pentagon is expected to take out the 2037 $31.6 billion remaining radar escape aircraft development and procurement, has spent billions of dollars in the top, a total plan of the cost in RMB $400.
GAO concluded: "overall, the f-35 joint strike fighter program, over a long period of time in the right direction now, expensive and difficult the learning process, it still has a huge future challenges," in its annual report to congress the f-35, the pentagon's most expensive weapons programs.
The f-35 is a kind of advanced fighter, is for the air force for decades, the navy and Marine corps. Plan which costs rose 70%, from an initial forecast of many complex technical problems, are facing a critical stage, in the new setbacks, from the U.S. and its Allies in order to reduce the cost of each aircraft will improve further.
Said the air force lieutenant general Christopher bogdan, run the pentagon's plans, the U.S. military has more work to do procedure, but remains committed to the development and procurement of the f-35 fighter jets.
"We have more work to do, we are committed to providing customers with the f-35's promise, it will form the backbone of the American air combat advantage throughout your generations, bogdan said."
Lockheed says it is working with the f-35 program office, military, international partners and suppliers hold down costs, construction and operation of new fighters.
Lockheed's spokesman Michael said: "the f-35 project made significant progress, we focus on our commitment, for the f-35 development, production and maintain a procedure (s),". Has decreased by 50%, he says, the cost of plane, since the start production, the company and the lockheed beat the price of the U.S. government estimates.
The pentagon estimates, plans to buy 2443 aircraft operations and maintenance costs, this will cost more than $1 trillion, more than 30 years of service life estimation. The pentagon and in the f-35 program office is working to reduce cost, the GAO report said the 60%, is suitable for the f-35 aircraft program, to replace.
General accounting office reported that the pentagon's cost estimation and project evaluation (CAPE) office recently predicted, operating and maintenance costs of $1.82 billion a year for all 3 models of the f-35, spent $11.1 billion in 11.1 billion, with operating and maintenance of the traditional aircraft.
"(defense) and contractors need to prove that the f-35 now plan can effectively implement the new benchmark cost and schedule objectives and to live up to its promise," the report said.
"Achieve annual funding needs, the plane unit price, and the life cycle of operation cost and support cost to bear ability will largely determine how much the plane", the U.S. will eventually gain, it said.
 



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