Russia will use a new missile in the war with Ukraine

The F-35 fighter jet is arguably the world's most advanced fifth-generation fighter jet. A single F-35 fighter costs an average of a $100 million. But the F-35 weapons program over the course of its life span will cost the American exchequer a staggering $1.7 trillion. Making the F-35 fighter jet program, the most expensive weapons program in history anywhere in the world.

But does the F-35 fighter jet justify the cost of its development?