Meaning of âlong-windedâ in the English Dictionary. long-winded in British English. long-windedadjective. âº A long-winded speech, letter, article, etc. is too long, or uses too many words.
A longtime defense analyst and critic of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program says taxpayers next year will pay between $148 million and $337 million per jet, depending on the model.
The cost estimates in the NDAA for the cheapest version of the F-35, the Air Forceâs F-35A, are the following. (Note these costs as just for production and do not include R&D.). âThe 2014 procurement cost for 19 F-35As will be $2.989 billion.