Canada - F-35 jets cost to soar to $29B: watchdog

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From $17B to almost $30B. This was all on a no bid contract. Out rightwing Prime Minister Harper may have himself a nice job lined up,in the US after this is all said and done.

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It will cost close to $30 billion to buy and maintain 65 F-35 fighter jets according to Parliament's budget watchdog — billions more than estimates given by the Conservative government.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page said in a report Thursday that his $29.3 billion estimate covers the purchase price and sustainment costs for the fleet over 30 years. The budget officer said the "total ownership" cost estimate from the department of national defence over the same period amounts to $17.6 billion based on his calculations


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/03/10/pol-pbo-page-fighterjet.html