Is The F-35 Worth $115 Million?

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References:
[1] https://www.gao.gov/assets/600/591608...
[2]https://www.boeing.com/history/produc...
[3] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the...
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
[5] https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/js...
[6] https://www.f35.com/in-depth/detail/h...
[7] https://www.rolls-royce.com/products-...
[8] https://web.archive.org/web/200811150...

[9] https://www.f35.com/assets/uploads/do...
[10] https://www.globalaircraft.org/planes...
[11] https://www.f35.com/about/variants
[12] https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-...
[13]   / read-for-yourself-the-f-35-s-damning-dogfi...  
[14] https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/no-th...
[15] https://www.airspacemag.com/military-...
[16]https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/28...
[17] https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/...
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[19] https://www.militarytimes.com/off-dut...
[20] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the...
[21] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buz...
[22] https://f35.com/about/cost
[23] https://www.flightglobal.com/news/art....


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