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The F-35 is currently about the same price to procure as Gripen, a 4th generation non-stealthy fighter.

Anyone making claims about cost has a lot of work to do because the F-35 program is actually extremely cheap per unit now for what it is.

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Seems like the life cycle costs for F35:s are about double compared to that of a Gripen E/F, with straight up procurement cost about a third more.

The F35 is very, very impressive, just maybe not very suitable for a long war of attrition.

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