tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post5981106631057308887..comments2023-04-01T10:38:24.993+01:00Comments on Grand Logistics: Aircraft Costs: Lightning II Versus Typhoon IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-75837109571260423092010-11-21T22:00:38.954+00:002010-11-21T22:00:38.954+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
previous figures for Typhoon pr...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />previous figures for Typhoon production tranches range from about £49 Million per aircraft to £73 Million.<br /><br />Including development costs,Britains Typhoons will have cost about £130 Million each.<br /><br />It is not clear why this last batch cost so much.<br />Someone suggested that the costs of upgrading earlier batches was included in that number but I have not seen anything official to confirm that.<br /><br />The latest batch of F35s has come in well below the figures given in the Navy's FY2011 budget:<br /><br />http://www.finance.hq.navy.mil/FMB/11pres/APN_BA1-4_BOOK.pdf<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-81658691132712321742010-11-21T19:32:03.973+00:002010-11-21T19:32:03.973+00:00I realized a day or two back that what is happenin...I realized a day or two back that what is happening now re RAF/FAA fast air is the diametric opposite of the Sandys' Whitepaper.<br /><br />Sandys wanted to get rid of manned aircraft for missiles at a time when missiles hadn't moved much past Medieval Chinese bombardment rockets. <br /><br />Now "we" are "arguing" over manned aircraft that are already being "outflown" by missiles and UAVs.<br /><br />Reminds me of that report that said a home built "Tornado" would have been cheaper.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440640503681625170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-64744121749003585172010-11-21T19:05:09.940+00:002010-11-21T19:05:09.940+00:00I'm really surprised to see that the Typhoon i...I'm really surprised to see that the Typhoon is more expensive than the F-35.Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.com