Can i ask a daft Question ?
Much does a C-17 sim cost to buy ?
and wot are the general running cost's per anum?
Where Boeing's are concerned parts & data costs can be astronomical. B787 data is around US$8M!! Military data tends to be far higher. The actual FFS hardware costs pale into insignificance.
(Within the commercial world Boeing's are currently trying to introduce a 15% levy on everyone to do with anything with Boeing simulators!).