Charlie Stross on Nostr: npub1j8jtw…js9kl npub15dmll…end6f Yep. All the screams about how "expensive" the ...

npub1j8jtwq9ktwku0lsd6kwqyalj39umx2wu8wjwelg2j7zywah5fjyq2js9kl (npub1j8j…s9kl) npub15dmlle22zd4ypr05le5mttr6xusfp5yld4nq08qe9yzaa8nvj23qfend6f (npub15dm…nd6f) Yep. All the screams about how "expensive" the F-35 program is miss the point that it's costed over a 30 year design life, with all projected maintenance and upgrades included. It's a fighter so more like a Formula One race car than your daily driver in terms of maintenance and costs per hour of operation, but for what it is it's not much pricier than its predecessors (eg. the F-16, Eurofighter, etc).