[deeviant]

They are not low cost, they cost nearly as much as an F35.

[DrNosferatu]

You simply cannot trust US military equipment anymore.

How do you know they won’t do to your equipment what they did to Ukraine’s F16s?

[DrNosferatu]

That’s with subsequent production F35 batches / “lots”: then the Gripen can be cheaper too if made in larger scale.

[geenat]

Cost per flight hour.

Indeed though, F35 has become relatively inexpensive per unit, as intended.

[deeviant]

Cost per flight hour doesn't make nearly as much sense to focus on as you think it does in an active war.