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If you put weapons or external fuel on a 16, it underperforms the 35 in every category.

You say that as if there should be equivalence between a 1970's and a 2010's plane, not to mention price.

35 is a dud, everyone knows it is just a cash cow for the elites and their crony corporations.

[Mariner]

On the price question, the difference is not the great with full production costs of the 35 at $84mil (2018 and beyond) vs $80mil for the latest 16.