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.
Based on CAPEâs estimate, the F-35âs annual costs will be $19.9 billion in 2012 dollars. A source close to the program pointed to this comparison as one example of how GAO was âcomparing apples and oranges.â. Part of the reasons behind those higher costs can be found in these numbers cited by GAO.