Being a surgeon is hard work. Grifting is a lot easier and cushier.

I thought the plot of the movie was they didn’t have enough for a full team, except this one weird loophole allows a dog to play.

Can’t cough if you’re not breathing

Delvers LLC has some aspects of this, with one of the characters making guns that accelerate projectiles via magic.

Also The Wraith’s Haunt series features a “system” that polices the use of magic/foreign technology and erases anyone who goes too far with either.

Those would be the open weapon bays

The program cost too much money or each airframe costs too much money?

Why not just direct them to Gentoo?