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£16 billion in inflation-adjusted development costs is peanuts. You should look at the costs of the F-35 :)
by michaelt 2y ago
£16 billion in inflation-adjusted development costs is peanuts.
You should look at the costs of the F-35 :)
- hnaccount_rng 2y agoBut of the F-35 there are >1000 planes to amortise the costs over. Which is two orders of magnitude larger than the concorde
- mgfist 2y agoF35s are now selling for $81m on average per plane - https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-35-program-office-lockheed-lot-18/#:~:text=The%20action%20specifies%20that%20the,be%20completed%20by%20June%202027. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-35-program-office-lockhe... And yes, the program is expensive but there will be thousands of F35s by the end of it all (1000+ already)