The Cost of Replacing Today’s Naval Aviation Fleet

Started by joesixpack, January 06, 2020, 11:37:24 AM

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joesixpack

QuoteCBO estimates that purchasing new aircraft to maintain the aviation fleet of the Navy and Marine Corps at its current size would cost about $380 billion (in 2018 dollars) from 2020 to 2050. Annual costs would range from $7 billion to $17 billion.

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55949

Doesn't seem like a bad deal. As long as we're paying for tech that we can actually use and is in demand from our commanders...
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