tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post1673674218147307396..comments2024-03-29T12:15:13.832+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Military aircraft cost comparisons are confusing...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-24246424626051634182010-09-14T12:12:03.191+02:002010-09-14T12:12:03.191+02:00All well and good to redefine it to appease the be...All well and good to redefine it to appease the bean counters - but how do you define the final cost without having had the unit in service for some time? ... do you include upgrades and refits - or are they new aircraft? if budget is spent developing aircraft that do not end up progressing through the full process set out ,, and they end up cheaper but are never fully optimized for use and therefore are not as useful as they might be , but are cheaper .. is that better??Defthoughtnoreply@blogger.com