“The Marine Corps intends to buy 200 of these aircraft, so that cost growth multiplied times 200 is a heck of a lot of money,” Tsongas said during a March 10 hearing before a House Armed Services subcommittee. “And even if there is no additional cost growth, it seems worth pointing out that $122 million per aircraft in 2006 dollars exceeds the current cost of an F-35A aircraft for the Air Force by a significant margin.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Marines’ CH-53K King Stallion Set to Become World’s Most Expensive Helicopter
Posted by M. C. on March 15, 2017
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter, Lockheed Martin F-35A, Lt. Gen. Gary Thomas, Rep. Niki Tsongas, V-22 Osprey | Leave a Comment »
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