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Possibly, or possibly it will follow the same pattern as the F-22 / F-35 where the aircraft that was the true breakthrough (F-22) was expensive and had producti
by 14u2c 4y ago
Possibly, or possibly it will follow the same pattern as the F-22 / F-35 where the aircraft that was the true breakthrough (F-22) was expensive and had production slashed but the "cost optimized" version (F-35) is now being produced in large numbers [1].
1. I'm aware the F-35 development program itself was a boondoggle, but there are still building a ton of them right now.