Luftwaffe’s Eurofighters to cost $83 billion over its lifetime

The German Federal Court of Auditors found that the Air Force would have to spend $83 billion to buy and maintain its fleet of Eurofighters.

Originally, the Luftwaffe had budgeted $30 billion but operating expenses, especially maintenance costs, had increased dramatically.

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