Bogdan Predicts F-35s For Less Than $80M, Engines Included!

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Bogdan Predicts F-35s For Less Than $80M, Engines Included!

By COLIN CLARK on February 11,
2016 at 4:14




ARLINGTON, VA: Three years ago, Lockheed Martin made the bold boast that F-35s would cost less than $85 million a copy by 2019, less than any existing fourth-generation fighter.

Skeptics howled. Boeing scoffed (eager to sell their ostensibly cheaper F-18 and keep its production line open). Most of us were impressed at then-Lockheed Martin program manager Lorraine Martin’s audacity.

Now, Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan says the most common model of the plane, the F-35A, will hit $80 million to $85 million by 2019 and he expects the price will go lower, especially when it hits multi-year procurement in a few years. That price is in then-year dollars, and it includes an engine.

The rest of the article is here: Bogdan Predicts F-35s For Less Than $80M, Engines Included! « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary

 

[Ankit Kumar]

If that happens add another 300 aircrafts at least.

 

[ganesh623]

And we want rafale for how much cost ?

 

[Max]

@MastanKhan @Quwa

 

[cerberus]

And we want rafale for how much cost ?

LCC of F-35 is 468 millions $ in 2010 alone that will cross 500 million $ in presently

 

[My-Analogous]

Bogdan Predicts F-35s For Less Than $80M, Engines Included!

By COLIN CLARK on February 11,
2016 at 4:14




ARLINGTON, VA: Three years ago, Lockheed Martin made the bold boast that F-35s would cost less than $85 million a copy by 2019, less than any existing fourth-generation fighter.

Skeptics howled. Boeing scoffed (eager to sell their ostensibly cheaper F-18 and keep its production line open). Most of us were impressed at then-Lockheed Martin program manager Lorraine Martin’s audacity.

Now, Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan says the most common model of the plane, the F-35A, will hit $80 million to $85 million by 2019 and he expects the price will go lower, especially when it hits multi-year procurement in a few years. That price is in then-year dollars, and it includes an engine.

The rest of the article is here: Bogdan Predicts F-35s For Less Than $80M, Engines Included! « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary

Engine with frame=80M
without electronics, weapons,radar and training&spare the main reason of price exceed.

 

[anon45]

Engine with frame=80M
without electronics, weapons,radar and training&spare the main reason of price exceed.

no, it would be for a full flyaway f-35 A.

It should be noted this only applies to the F-35A, the most common variant. Also the guy who says an F-35 costs 450 million is incorrect by an order of a magnitude at least, the F-35A at least, which is the aircraft variant concerned is currently around 100million.

 

[That Guy]

Yeah, the cost per aircraft has never been the main issue, it's the cost of operation +maintenance.

 

[cloud4000]

Once the F-35 becomes a proven platform, it will fly off the shelf. Countries like India and Pakistan could be interested if the price is $80 million a piece.