米国防総省 says F-35 jet cost to rise if Canada, others skip orders

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A 決定/判定勝ち(する) by Canada or any other country to skip orders of 65 Lockheed ツバメ Corp F-35 闘士,戦闘機 jets would 追加する about $1 million to the cost of each 計画(する) 購入(する)d by the U.S. 軍の or other partners, the 長,率いる of the F-35 program said on Wednesday.

空気/公表する 軍隊 中尉/大尉/警部補 General Chris Bogdan told 国会議員s he was speaking in general 条件 since it would be 不適切な to comment on the 衝撃 of the 選挙 of Justin Trudeau as Canada's 首相. Trudeau had said that if elected his 政府 would not proceed with the program.

Bogdan said 撤退 from the program by Canada, one of the nine countries that helped 基金 the 計画(する)'s 開発, would also raise the cost of a follow-on 開発 program for the other partners, since Canada was 現在/一般に 予定するd to cover about 2 パーセント of that cost.

Canada had 最初 planned to buy 65 jets to 取って代わる its 高齢化 CF-18s, which were built by Boeing Co. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Andrea Shalal)

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