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.
for years dod has cited the f 16 as the comparison aircraft for calculating costs to operate the f 35 now it is hoping the f 35 will be only 56 % more than the cost to sustain the f 16here has been a lot more cost growth than the $ 117 2 billion 42 percent stated set in 2001 the total acquisition cost of the f 35 was to be $ 233 0 billion compare that to the current estimate of $ 395 7 billion cost growth has been $ 162 7 billion or 70 % a lot more than what gao stated in its summary