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USAF found it will cost $50 billion to produce another 194 F-22s

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A study by the U.S. Air Force has found that the American taxpayer will have to fork out $50 billion to procure another 194 Lockheed Martin F-22 stealth fighters.

F-22 - Golden Formation
By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Military.com reported that nearly $10 billion is required to restart the production line. Each jet will cost around $200 million.

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