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CaptainCrunch · 12-28-2018, 01:37 PM

Fair enough, its the Jet that Canada should have bought in the first place. The one benefit of all the delays is that the cost has dropped.

Lockheed Martin expects that the F-35A which is closest to the C will cost $85 million per plane in 2019.

The Superhornet is going for $70 million per plane, which is why I'm still baffled at the $6 billion cost for 18 planes that Boeing offered.

The Eurofighter Typhoon has a cost of about $120 to $140 million per plane.

The JAS-39 is estimated at about $60 million per plane.

Israel has modified the wing structure of their F-35 which improves on its stealth capabilities.

The F-35 is moving onto the Block IV Avionics system

Also its expected that the F-35 will go into full operational production in 2019 which explains the reduction in sticker prices.

12-28-2018, 01:37 PM	#1044
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	Fair enough, its the Jet that Canada should have bought in the first place. The one benefit of all the delays is that the cost has dropped. Lockheed Martin expects that the F-35A which is closest to the C will cost $85 million per plane in 2019. The Superhornet is going for $70 million per plane, which is why I'm still baffled at the $6 billion cost for 18 planes that Boeing offered. The Eurofighter Typhoon has a cost of about $120 to $140 million per plane. The JAS-39 is estimated at about $60 million per plane. Israel has modified the wing structure of their F-35 which improves on its stealth capabilities. The F-35 is moving onto the Block IV Avionics system Also its expected that the F-35 will go into full operational production in 2019 which explains the reduction in sticker prices. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!