Independent review on F-35s says fighter jets could cost $20-million more per plane
A review by accounting firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton forecasts a price tag of $95.2-million per aircraft if acquisition of the first round of F-35 jets goes ahead in 2017 under a timetable that still exists despite the government’s temporary suspension of the program last year.
PARLIAMENT HILL—A review of Department of National Defence forecasts reveals a fleet of 65 F-35 stealth jet fighters will cost Canada an estimated $95 million-per airplane in acquisition alone—$20-million more per airplane than the government projected only three years ago.
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