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Mike Turner: “F-35 operation and support costs--which are still estimated at around $1 trillion over the life of the fleet--represent…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
F-35 operation and support costs--which are still estimated at around $1 trillion over the life of the fleet--represent a potentially significant financial obligation for the Air Force and Navy, and have been deemed 'unaffordable' by the Department.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

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Turner discusses the high and unsustainable costs of F-35 operations for the military.

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