F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent

The troubled F-35 program hit more rough waters with the announcement that it will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits as its program costs exceed 50% of the original 2001 baseline.

The Defense Department’s latest estimates predict that each of the jets slated to be purchased will carry a price tag of between $95 million and $113 million in 2009 dollars. As a reminder the F-22, which was shelved as being too expensive, cost $142 million dollars per unit.

Once again we've pretty much put all our eggs in the F-35 basket, if the costs continue to balloon I'm not sure there's an alternative out there.

H/T: Navy Times