Comments by "ViceCoin" (@ViceCoin) on "US Air force just revealed its B-21 Raider bomber" video.

If B2 cost $2billion, how does the B21 cost $660 million with more expensive tech?
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Taiwan voters rejected pro-independence candidates. No conventional mission for B21.
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@pindot787 F35 is $100 million with higher operating costs than original F15. F35 has delicate coatings, and limited engine supply. Upgraded F15EX is $117million. US defense industry can't remain profitable by designing cheaper replacements for expensive weapons. Most of these new weapons are not available for export.
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@pindot787 The F35 is a flying supercomputer, but the $1.6trillion program is the most expensive in history, and has 900 known defects. The nose gear on a F35B collapsed on landing this week.
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Will probably never see combat, like F22.
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@pindot787 All next Gen air force combat planes cost 10X more money. F4 $2.4million; F14 cost $40million; F22 $350 million; B1 $265million; B2 $2billion. B21 should cost about $20billion, NGAD about $1billion.
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@Gilfilosofia Eliminating climate - controlled hangars, and coatings that last more than 1 mission should reduce operating costs, but should increase purchase price to about $20billion, unless the US used tech from crashed alien ships.
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@Gilfilosofia Most of the tech is only used for a small number of planes. No economy of scale. Only major contractors can support tiny fleets of $Billion bombers. Thats why most of the supply chain for the F22 no longer exists.
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@pindot787 Unlike consumer junk, weapons production is shrinking. So for defense contractors to profit, they must charge more to cover R&D, lobbying, bribes, rising staff and operating costs on lower production runs. No new US weapon system has fallen in cost, like Apple products.
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@tluangasailo3663 Not expensive for a nation already carrying $31trillion in debt; cant forgive student loans, provde affordable healthcare, or deal with crumbling infrastructure, loss of power from the Hoover Dam, or water for the southwest and Mississippi due to megadroughts? F35 production will probably be stopped by 2030, due to a deep recession, Taiwanese unwillingness to fight a US proxy war against China, and continuing F35 reliability issues.
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@tluangasailo3663 Defense contractors can't earn profits for shareholders by delivering cheaper weapons at tiny production runs. Thats why the MIC lacks production capacity to support Ukraine.
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@tluangasailo3663 MIC is not the consumer electronics industry. Projects vrequire expensive R&D, lobbying, hiring security cleared staff (no outsourcing) , and specialized, low-volume production. Homes,cars,and 5G phone prices have also increased.
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@monitoni7901 Prices for weapons never drop. Not profitable for MIC.
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@tluangasailo3663 When the world stops trading in US currency, the empire will collapse. The Saudis and China are already dedollarizing from the petrodollar. Roman empire lasted thousands of years. America will struggle to last 300 years.
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@ilovecoffeev Only applies to consumer products (except Apple). New weapons must cost more due to limited production runs. Only 20 B2 bombers are in service. How can Lockheed cover the $billions in R&D, skilled labor and tooling costs on a handful of production planes? Only 2 $12billion Ford class carriers ($37 billion development cost) and one $8 billion Zummult destroyer ($22.5billion development) were built. The US does not have the industrial base to mass produce weapons, like in WWII.
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As with B2, military aircraft use specialized nonconsumer MIL STD1553 US-origin components that are hardened against EMP, and radiation. The F35 fleet was grounded due to the discover of material from China.
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