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I'd add to this the unmanned combat planes like the Predator. As unreliable as Wikipedia can be, the unit cost of the newest upcoming Predator (Predactor-C, or

I'd add to this the unmanned combat planes like the Predator. As unreliable as Wikipedia can be, the unit cost of the newest upcoming Predator (Predactor-C, or Avenger) is $12-$15M each. Which is 10X cheaper and moreover easier to scale, e.g. easier to train ground personnel than pilot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_Avenger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_Avenger The real kicker is the U.S. military spending is already more than the next 10 countries combined....so what is the F-15EX supposed to be fighting against? Sure it's a much better deal than the F-35, but the F-35 is already a giant money sink so not saying much...

mrep 6y ago
> Sure it's a much better deal than the F-35 Maybe if they build more of them and the price comes down, but 8 for 1.2 billion is 150 million a piece and the f-35 costs 78-101 million a piece depending on the type [0]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...
rayhendricks 6y ago
Nothing. It’s a jobs program same with the F-35 as China/Russia/Iran doesn’t want to start a war, they would much prefer to cause chaos in the elections. When we can spend way too much money on these corporate welfare vehicles, but can’t even make enough simple N95 masks. I’ve lost faith in this country.