>When I hear figures of over $1 trillion in program cost Bear in mind that that's not the same type of price you're quoted when buying a car. The weapon syste

>When I hear figures of over $1 trillion in program cost Bear in mind that that's not the same type of price you're quoted when buying a car. The weapon system program includes the cost of training technicians to maintain and fix it, training pilots to fly it, the projected cost of expected mid-life upgrades, and most often overlooked is the cost of disposing the airframes when they are to be replaced in the future. You can't just put it in a landfill, it's loaded with highly classified military equipment.