The B-2 bomber could cost $700,000. Two F-22s fighters, about $300,000. The Blue Angels demonstration team, close to $320,000. And two F-35 jets, upward of $660,000.
These figures, based on a conservative analysis using Pentagon flight-cost estimates and other military data about the aircraft, highlight something the Trump administration has left murky as it plans its Independence Day celebration in Washington: how much it will cost.
The aerial review portion of President Trump’s expanded July 4 event could cost more than $2 million, as about two dozen aircraft soar by the Mall in a show of military might.