意大利政府正寻求议会批准，为其F-35战斗机计划追加72.8亿欧元（81亿美元）的计划支出，使该计划总成本上升超过50%，这是根据一份议会简报文件得知的。
Italy’s government is seeking parliamentary approval for an additional €7.28 billion ($8.1 billion) in planned spending on its F-35 fighter jet program, raising its overall cost by more than 50%, according to a parliamentary briefing document.
这笔追加投资将使该计划总成本达到约208亿欧元（231亿美元），而2009年批准时预计的预算为135亿欧元。
The additional investment would bring the program’s total cost to around €20.8 billion ($23.1 billion), compared with the €13.5 billion budget envisaged when it was approved in 2009.
拟议的资金将覆盖2027年至2039年期间。政府将增加归因于技术升级、修订后的安全要求、通货膨胀以及欧元兑美元汇率的变化。
The proposed funding would cover the period from 2027 through 2039. The government attributed the increase to technological upgrades, revised security requirements, inflation and changes in the euro-dollar exchange rate.
该提案涉及意大利继续采购F-35联合打击战斗机，并扩大位于意大利北部卡梅里的相关工业和技术设施，这是根据众议院官方记录得知的。
The proposal concerns the continuation of Italy’s acquisition of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the expansion of the associated industrial and technological facility in Cameri, northern Italy, according to the Chamber of Deputies’ official record.
登记为政府法案第452号的部长级法令草案于10月30日提交议会，并于11月3日移交相关委员会。
The draft ministerial decree, registered as Government Act No. 452, was submitted to parliament on Oct. 30 and referred to the relevant committees on Nov. 3.
众议院国防委员会须在12月13日前提交意见，预算委员会的意见截止日期为11月23日。该提案目前仍在议会审议中。
The Chamber’s Defense Committee has until Dec. 13 to deliver its opinion, while the Budget Committee’s deadline for observations is Nov. 23. The proposal remains under parliamentary examination.
这项计划增加之际，欧洲各国正在俄罗斯乌克兰战争后因安全担忧而加大军事投资，并响应加强欧洲国防能力的呼吁。
The planned increase comes as European countries step up military investment amid security concerns following Russia’s war in Ukraine and calls for stronger European defense capabilities.