Why America's new stealth fighters might cost $300 MILLION each

America’s next stealth fighter in active development is going to be very pricey, with some estimates now reaching as high as $300 million per airframe. But while that figure is sure to give plenty of folks a serious case of sticker shock, the truth is, even at that high a price, this fighter may still be a serious bargain. *Note* Inflation calculations for this video were done using the Inflation Calculator provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found here: https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollingsWrites TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Further Reading: - https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-technology-that-could-make-hypersonic-stealth-fighters-a-reality/ - https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-f-35-is-getting-a-15-billion-upgrade-thatll-make-it-a-whole-new-beast/ - https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/which-will-be-the-company-that-will-build-americas-next-stealth-fighter/ - https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/what-went-wrong-how-the-f-35-got-to-be-so-expensive/ Citations: - https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA477714 - https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20130711_RL31673_c70b986e6de321f9f00ccbb5173d56d3fc781d1a.pdf - https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20021016_IB87111_25f2f13b3a03ba8919c37b62e71b82287435e4dd.pdf - https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-90-54 - https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?locations=US - https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2002099941/ - https://twitter.com/AFOSR/status/1395408429976522755 - https://militaryembedded.com/radar-ew/rf-and-microwave/the-benefits-and-challenges-of-using-gan-technology-in-aesa-radar-systems - https://www.compositesworld.com/news/north-carolina-state-university-develops-cfrp-skin-for-stealth-aircraft - https://www.jeccomposites.com/news/a-tougher-skin-for-stealth-aircraft/ - https://breakingdefense.com/2022/08/raaf-head-wont-be-deterred-by-unsafe-plaaf-us-ponders-aussies-loyal-wingman/ - https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/05/19/australia-loyal-wingman-drone-investment/ - https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/australia-to-acquire-10-mq-28a-ghost-bats - https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/air-force-acquires-australias-mq-28-ghost-bat-drone-for-testing - https://www.boeing.com/defense/MQ-28/ - https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/air-force-awards-five-975-million-ngap-contracts - https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1755 - https://afresearchlab.com/technology/successstories/xq-58a-valkyrie/ - https://www.kratosdefense.com/-/media/k/pdf/usd/xq-58a-valkyrie.pdf - https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11659 - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4452474-F-22A-Production-Restart-Assessment.html - https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/05/tougher-skin-for-stealth-aircraft/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt%20comes%20down%20to%20this,the%20tougher%20radar%2Dabsorbent%20material - https://www.aflcmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2242399/afrl-partners-with-florida-state-university-to-develop-reinforced-ceramics-3d-p/ - https://www.af.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Print.aspx?PortalId=1&ModuleId=850&Article=3399524 - https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/avoiding-f-35-acquisition-malpractice-aim-of-next-gen-air-dominance-fighter - https://www.airandspaceforces.com/kendall-air-force-ngad-design/ - https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2023/06/13/as-it-plans-ngad-fighter-pentagon-must-learn-from-past-failures/ - https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/avoiding-f-35-acquisition-malpractice-aim-of-next-gen-air-dominance-fighter - https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/09/14/the-evolution-of-the-f-35s-unit-cost-infographic/?sh=6f52531a7501 - https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-stealth-fighter-that-wasnt-why-we-keep-getting-the-f-117-wrong/ - https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0790blackjet/#:~:text=By%20Air%20Force%20calculations%2C%20the,cost%20came%20to%20%2442.6%20million. - https://apnews.com/article/7292ba3f653af8e81ca384990da5e0f0 - https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ac/f-117.htm - https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/why-did-the-f-14-tomcat-retire-decades-before-its-peers/ - https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/04/the-united-states-spends-more-on-defense-than-the-next-10-countries-combined#:~:text=Although%20the%20United%20States%20spends,to%202.8%20percent%20in%202033. - https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0109airpower/