"Harry Andreas" wrote in message
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I've never heard such a confession and I've been in the industry for
25+ years. Can you provide a source please?
IME the cost growth over time have been the result of a steady
increase in performance at the request of the customer.

The schedule slippage is the cause of the steadily decreasing number of
F-22s for delivery. The schedule slip is a direct rsult of performance
issues.