It is 1.5 trillion OVER SEVENTY YEARS (in 2020 dollars) for every cost associated with the plane. That number includes design and manufacturing, fuel, munition

It is 1.5 trillion OVER SEVENTY YEARS (in 2020 dollars) for every cost associated with the plane. That number includes design and manufacturing, fuel, munitions, maintenance and every other operational cost over the lifetime of the program. The plane is superior to anything else in the sky except possibly the gold-plated F-22 (and it is a hell of a lot cheaper than an F-22.) Sunk cost indeed...