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The Pentagon’s F-35 Disaster Keeps Getting Worse

The plane’s cost per flight hour exceeds $40,000, more than double that of its alternatives—leading to mission-capable rates hovering below targets for six consecutive years.
The F-22 Raptor can exceed Mach 2 when at high altitude, but only reaches Mach 1.21 when low because of drag. It accelerates ...
The United States, Russia, and France are the world’s three largest exporters of fighter aircraft—but other emerging players are closing in.
Despite their agility, the most advanced fighter jets in the world can carry an astounding amount of weaponry, from missiles ...
Why are Russian fighter jets so much cheaper than US ones? Russia's only stealth fighter SU-57, cost around $70 million per ...