The Pentagon Is Paying $24,290,000,000 for 296 F-35 Fighters. The Engines Were Not Included. With Them, One F-35A Now Costs $92,000,000.

The Pentagon has put a price on the newest F-35s in today's dollars for the first time. An Air Force F-35A from Lots 18 and 19 now carries a flyaway cost of $92 million, up $9.5 million from the previous three lots, with the Navy's F-35C at $110.8 million and the Marine Corps F-35B at $121.4 million. The $24.29 billion Lockheed Martin agreement for 296 jets covered airframes only; the Pratt & Whitney F135 engines came under separate contracts.