Over the full life, would the F14, F15 and F16 be considered
good value for money ?
IMHO, yes! The thought prior to the development of the F-15 was the F-111 was going to fulfill all three roles, McNamara's folly.The key is to design an aircraft to fulfill a specific role, not one aircraft for multiple diversified roles. When this happens, compromises decrease the value verses both cost and capability.