I imagine the amount of manpower/time going into maintenance is probably similar, but yeah the munitions for the F-35 seem to be much more expensive. Up to 4x more expensive for F-35’s AIM-9X Sidewinder ($450,000+) vs. F-15’s AIM-7 Sparrow ($125,000).
I imagine the amount of manpower/time going into maintenance is probably similar, but yeah the munitions for the F-35 seem to be much more expensive. Up to 4x more expensive for F-35’s AIM-9X Sidewinder ($450,000+) vs. F-15’s AIM-7 Sparrow ($125,000).