Taygibay
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Sancho is right, Trucker.
The UAE are a very demanding customer.
Both their present fleet of F-18 and M2000
have been tailored to suit them.
They have made requirements for specific equipments,
ranging from new weapons to new engines.
So that they include in their contract the development
of some of these additional capacities. *
(They also ask for the M2000-9 to be "bought" back from
them and the resale value may be not included there so that
you should then substract the price of these 60 odd fighter
from the 10 billion general deal enveloppe.)
Were you to go to your local Jeep dealership and get the new
one in basic package while your cousin goes too and requires
a big wheel pack with new suspension and transmission plus
extra lights, winch, air conditioning, stereo wundersystem and
customized paint job, the pricing would differ wildly for you & him.
Also consider that there was no contest à la MMRCA.
All 3 purchases I mentioned were done by the UAE selecting their
AC of choice and furnishing a list of additional demands.
For instance, Sancho mentioned the Kaveri and Shakti in clearing
another post for me earlier.
Some re-designs and adaptation can in some cases cost as much
as a new development.
Still in the car comparison, think of asking Ferrari to install a truck
HEMI in their latest model for you or their own nice V-12 in a Ford
Focus or Tata Nano and think how much they'd charge ..........
So if one was to compare, starting from the Brazilian FX-2 deal values
would be more realistic, with the cost going down in India's case on
account of a higher number of planes in the buy.
{ Fx-2 = about 2.2 billions $ for 36 planes with hefty ToT. }
Good day all, Tay.
*
During the years those talks endured, the Market for currencies
also meant variations up to 45 % of the costs.
The UAE are a very demanding customer.
Both their present fleet of F-18 and M2000
have been tailored to suit them.
They have made requirements for specific equipments,
ranging from new weapons to new engines.
So that they include in their contract the development
of some of these additional capacities. *
(They also ask for the M2000-9 to be "bought" back from
them and the resale value may be not included there so that
you should then substract the price of these 60 odd fighter
from the 10 billion general deal enveloppe.)
Were you to go to your local Jeep dealership and get the new
one in basic package while your cousin goes too and requires
a big wheel pack with new suspension and transmission plus
extra lights, winch, air conditioning, stereo wundersystem and
customized paint job, the pricing would differ wildly for you & him.
Also consider that there was no contest à la MMRCA.
All 3 purchases I mentioned were done by the UAE selecting their
AC of choice and furnishing a list of additional demands.
For instance, Sancho mentioned the Kaveri and Shakti in clearing
another post for me earlier.
Some re-designs and adaptation can in some cases cost as much
as a new development.
Still in the car comparison, think of asking Ferrari to install a truck
HEMI in their latest model for you or their own nice V-12 in a Ford
Focus or Tata Nano and think how much they'd charge ..........
So if one was to compare, starting from the Brazilian FX-2 deal values
would be more realistic, with the cost going down in India's case on
account of a higher number of planes in the buy.
{ Fx-2 = about 2.2 billions $ for 36 planes with hefty ToT. }
Good day all, Tay.
*
During the years those talks endured, the Market for currencies
also meant variations up to 45 % of the costs.