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No it'll be a lot more than that. The reason being the F-15 shares a lot of commonality with the F-16 so we wouldn't need to build up that much new infrastructure. Look at Kuwait's SHornet order. 28 new jets that costs $1.5 billion. It's that low because they already operated the legacy Hornet...

Likely even more than 11 Su-35's.

All the more reason to replace them with the V's.

At least there's isn't a fun-fun games going on this time like the M109 and the M113.

As much as we want the KFX program to continue, with recent developments we have to assume the worst and go with something that can be of immediate use for us while still have commonality with the platforms we have in service.

Going off the Baden-Wurttemberg I think you're right. It's the other way around.

That's what I have been saying. By the time the Indonesian government makes up it's mind the F-35 would already be cheaper to buy and operate as global supply chains increase and production lines stabilize. The original Iver have their VLS's located on the midsection, not the bow.

It's that little rotating array in between the smokestacks

Is it confirmed that it would be a singular mast vs. the 2 masts placed on the Baden-Wurttemberg?

Probably the cheapest out of the bids. Isn't that just a regular Iver with the SMART-L dish removed?

Agreed, the most pressing thing should really just be engine commonality, which isn't to much of an intensive overhaul in the grand scheme of things. SABR radars and other V related subsystems can be incrementally added onto the A/B's at a later time.

Any F-16 can be upgraded straight to the V standard regardless of prior upgrades.

We'll have to see. I think I read somewhere that the LM did offer to upgrade the Blk 32's to the V standard as part of the package for new V's.

The older variants can use the F100-PW-229 if it's upgraded to the V standard as well. https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/f-16v-viper-fighting-falcon-multi-role-fighter/

No it was only the different nozzles between the F100-PW-100 on the Eagle and the F100-PW-200 on the earlier F-16. Starting with the F100-PW-220 the engines started being interchangeable. The current F100-PW-229EEP powers both the Strike Eagle and late model F-16's.

Ironically enough, buying the F-15 to replace the Su 35 and the original Flankers in our inventory would actually DECREASE the operational expenditure. The F-15 shares a lot of parts with the F-16 to the point you can take out the engine of an F-16 and put it in one of the F-15 engine bays...

Considering your counter argument is a fallacious sarcastic tirade, it is an ad-hominem. Keep in mind I also said fighters with more proven track records and better avionics. Funny how you accused me of cherry picking but yet you do this not a few posts in. Also, it wasn't only me that...

Was going to say what @Gen3115 said but he already explained it. Essentially you have provided no counter arguments to anything I've said and at this point have just devolved into ad hominems as I assume you're seething mad that I deconstructed your entire argument. We really don't know...

Not sure, but the amount of cognitive dissonance is alarming.

There's no word still whether or not the Norwegians would upgrade their fleet to the A7+ or procure the K2.