Wilshire@sh.itjust.works to Crazy Fucking Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoAn F-35 plane crashed while landing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The pilot managed to eject safely.i.imgur.comvideomessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1153arrow-down1videoAn F-35 plane crashed while landing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The pilot managed to eject safely.i.imgur.comWilshire@sh.itjust.works to Crazy Fucking Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenoride@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down7·edit-24 months agoGoogle says that thing cost somewhere between $82MM - $109MM. I wonder how many meals it could have been instead.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·4 months ago As of July 2024, the average flyaway costs per plane are: US$82.5 million for the F-35A, $109 million for the F-35B, and $102.1 million for the F-35C. Wikipedia.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoThats a lot of millimeter dollars.
minus-squarenoride@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoTiny tiny dollars! But for real though: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/
minus-squarewildcardology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoMy country benefits from military surplus aides from the U. S. I wouldn’t mind if America takes care of it’s children first.
minus-squarechakan2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoThe R&D on that jet would have solved world hunger and provided free healthcare for the whole US. Instead, we kill our pilots with them. Excellent use of funds.
Google says that thing cost somewhere between $82MM - $109MM. I wonder how many meals it could have been instead.
Wikipedia.
Thats a lot of millimeter dollars.
Tiny tiny dollars!
But for real though: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/
My country benefits from military surplus aides from the U. S. I wouldn’t mind if America takes care of it’s children first.
The R&D on that jet would have solved world hunger and provided free healthcare for the whole US. Instead, we kill our pilots with them. Excellent use of funds.