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The government tends to include operation costs. The 2 billion per plane includes the cost to run the things over their lifespan. so the equation to get it is s
by somat 4y ago
The government tends to include operation costs. The 2 billion per plane includes the cost to run the things over their lifespan. so the equation to get it is something like.
stealth_bomber_design + stealth_bomber_r_and_d + ( 21 * ( stealth_bomber_manufacturing + (stealth_bomber_operations_cost_per_year * years_of_operation ) )
- bee_rider 4y agoI'd be surprised if some of that stealth_bomber_r_and_d didn't go into the f-22 and f-35. So really a full accounting would probably make it look a little cheaper, and give the R&D cost a chance to amortized across the more numerous fighters.