Over budget just means it costs more than originally projected. It does not necessarily mean it’s too expensive or overpriced, just it’s more than anticipated.

unit price is quite affordable, but it’s mostly economies of scale at this point

I guess if it won’t fix your whataboutism…then “mmm yes you’re abso-liootly right!”

But I say this in the voice of that tuxedo wearing Simpsons Yes-guy. If you’d prefer to be taken seriously, perhaps a post that is not completely irrelevant to the subject at hand is in order.

There’s a budget? I thought they just took that out of the price of my tuna and rice diet.

Find a successful weapon system complex as a fifth generation fighter that didn’t.