The U.S. Government Account Office (GAO) has released their 2012 Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs.
This is a health report of various U.S. defense programs. I have included a summary of the 2012 F-35 portion for your convenience below.
Note that the average costs assume that the U.S. DOD actually buys 2300-some aircraft. Looking at how Congress has been authorizing buys, this seems unlikely. Also unlikely is anything resembling full-rate production.
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It is important to note that the GAO Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs report is not the same as the DoD SAR, which is far more detailed. The GAO's document devotes 2 pages to the F-35, while the DoD's Selected Acquisition Report can run 50+ pages.
Great point.
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