The most expensive and least expansive fighter aircrafts

[The SC]

List prices of some fighter jets
Prices are approximate and can be reduced or raised depending on the buying country, the number of aircrafts and the package of additions and modifications required..
The list below gives an idea of prices and is almost close to reality and sometimes touches it..


F-22 Raptor $150 million

Typhoon Tranch-3 $120 million

F35 C $115 million, F35 B $100 million, F35 A $97 million

F15 K $95 million

Rafale $84 million

Sukhoi 35 S $63 million, Su-30 MKA $52 million, Sukhoi 30 MKM $51 million

F18 $55 million

F-16 Block 70 $50 million

Gripen-39 $47 million

MIG 35 $36 million, MIG 29K $30 million

JF-17 Block 3 $29 million, JF-17 Block -2 $25 million

J-10A $26 million

T-50 $25 million

 

[BHarwana]

These are wrong prices India bought 1 Rafael for $120 million

 

[Haris Mansoor]

These are wrong prices India bought 1 Rafael for $120 million

That includes accessories and other service etc

 

[Flynn Swagmire]

Why Typhoons are so expensive???

 

[khail007]

Why Typhoons are so expensive???

Because, India is willing to pay such price. The basics of customer psychology .

 

[Chhatrapati]

Because, India is willing to pay such price.

India is not buying Typhoons.

Why Typhoons are so expensive???

Because the design of typhoons are such that it's aerodynamically unstable, and requires a lot of sensors and controllers to stabilize making them very expensive, and maneuverable.

 

[khail007]

India is not buying Typhoons.

Sir my bad, it was Rafael.

 

[$@rJen]

These are wrong prices India bought 1 Rafael for $120 million

these are the base price... which we got was well customized ones.

And MKIs are also comes areound 100mil a plane

 

[Lil Mathew]

India is not buying Typhoons.

Because the design of typhoons are such that it's aerodynamically unstable, and requires a lot of sensors and controllers to stabilize making them very expensive, and maneuverable.

Every modern platforms have dynamically unstable airframes including LCA Tejas... Jf17 is an exception... it has stable configuration... Unstable platforms are more maneuverable and must need FBW in all axis...

 

[Chhatrapati]

Sir my bad, it was Rafael.

No probs.. The price mentioned is unit cost.

Every modern platforms have dynamically unstable airframes including LCA Tejas... Jf17 is an exception... it has stable configuration... Unstable platforms are more maneuverable and must need FBW in all axis...

You are right, but compared to Rafaels, Typhoons have can maneuver better at Supersonic speeds. While Rafaels are long endurance strike fighters, with better weapons carrying capacity. And faring one of the best engines, compared to the Rafael.

 

[Armchair-General]

Every modern platforms have dynamically unstable airframes including LCA Tejas... Jf17 is an exception... it has stable configuration... Unstable platforms are more maneuverable and must need FBW in all axis...

How can you come to the result that JF-17 is a stable design, it too has a FBW, 2 axis in block 2 and has been upgraded to a 3 axis FBW in JF-17 B. The design is heavily based on the F-7 and the F-16, both of which are highly maneuverable fighters in their own right. The JF-17 has exhibited decent maneuverability in all airshows.

 

[Lil Mathew]

How can you come to the result that JF-17 is a stable design, it too has a FBW, 2 axis in block 2 and has been upgraded to a 3 axis FBW in JF-17 B. The design is heavily based on the F-7 and the F-16, both of which are highly maneuverable fighters in their own right. The JF-17 has exhibited decent maneuverability in all airshows.

The answer lies in your comment... An unstable airframe must need FBW in all axis... Even a very skilled pilot can't control an unstable airframe without the help of flight control computers...

 

[Armchair-General]

The answer lies in your comment... An unstable airframe must need FBW in all axis... Even a very skilled pilot can't control an unstable airframe without the help of flight control computers...

So the block 1 and block 2 are comparatively stable when compared to the JF-17 B (which also makes use of swept back stabiliser instead of vertical one).

https://defence.pk/pdf/attachments/thunder-ac-jpeg.456777/
Really hope that the block 3 design is based on this. It does look to be more unstable design.

 

[Silicon0000]

J10 costs doesn't seems right

 

[The SC]

J10 costs doesn't seems right

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