Where does all the money actually go? Headcount? Long development cycles? Does anybody have any insight? I know there’s a trite answer, but what is really happening?
As long as the D4H is flying, no matter infrequently, they need to maintain personnel, equipment, knowledge. A scrub requires defueling, refueling, maintenance, and all the infra associated around that,
Also since Vulcan development has started, most resources are being put into that, so the D4H stuff is being sidelined, even though its still launching critical missions