Also that Commercial off the shelf availability for things is a key way to drive down prices. If consumers buy it and a slightly modified version is suitable fo

Also that Commercial off the shelf availability for things is a key way to drive down prices. If consumers buy it and a slightly modified version is suitable for the military then the thing will be a lot cheaper to acquire and operate. Same goes for RtR: it's worthless without a robust spare parts market, and having that exist in the civilian sector is what you need to realize savings. This is related to one of the key reasons F-16 was worth getting to Ukraine: compared to any other system, there's just a lot of F-16s in the world and a lot of spare parts for them.