Deci-. Deci- (symbol d) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one tenth. Proposed in 1793[1] and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin decimus, meaning tenth. Since 1960, the prefix is part of the International System of Units (SI).
In response, CBO published Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2014 to 2023. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 113-291) requires CBO to periodically update its estimate of the cost of nuclear forces. This report constitutes the first such update. CBO estimates that over the 2015â2024 period, the Administrationâs plans for nuclear forces would cost $348 billion, an average of about $35 billion a year, and an amount that is close to CBOâs December 2013 estimate of $355 billion for the 2014â2023 period.
See the Lockheed claims as reported in Breaking Defense, Defense News and others that we should expect F-35A costs to be $85 million in 2019. None of these articles acknowledged that there are ways to measure F-35 unit cost other than by mouthing Lockheed and/or Joint Program Office prognostications for the future.Keep an eye out for the 2014 appropriations bill, due out as early as next week. That is the real money bill, and it will contain not just the latest word on F-35 costs but all the money the 2014 F-35 program will see.