What are the experts saying after reading this report???
Engine costs are, as predicted, rising.If this was any other program, this report (and several before) would have doomed the plane to the scrap heap of history. As it stands, extreme cost will accomplish what military planners lack the courage to do....say enough is enough and start looking for alternatives.
Once the F-16C/D costs as listed are adjusted for single seat only, the F-35 O&S costs per flying hour are hovering around 1.4 times those for the F-16C with costs under the heading of "Maintenance" double those for the F-16.
Then there are the real costs for engine O&S.
And the list goes on......
