Wilshire@sh.itjust.works to Crazy Fucking Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoAn F-35 plane crashed while landing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The pilot managed to eject safely.i.imgur.comvideomessage-square22fedilinkarrow-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-21 month agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenoride@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down7·edit-21 month 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-down1·1 month 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-up5·1 month agoThats a lot of millimeter dollars.
minus-squarenoride@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoTiny tiny dollars! But for real though: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/
minus-squarewildcardology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month 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-down1·1 month 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.