Hi everybody,
could someone provide the total costs of the LCF ? I found only very outdated information. 1,61 billion dollar as program costs. That would mean the 4 Dutch LCF would be cheaper then the 3 German F124 contradictionary to their better capabilities. :confused: Some prices in € would be great, since the exchange rate of € in relation to $ has changed a bit since 2000. 😎
By: Wanshan - 14th May 2005 at 11:27
Hi everybody,
could someone provide the total costs of the LCF ? I found only very outdated information. 1,61 billion dollar as program costs. That would mean the 4 Dutch LCF would be cheaper then the 3 German F124 contradictionary to their better capabilities. :confused: Some prices in € would be great, since the exchange rate of € in relation to $ has changed a bit since 2000. 😎
I think that’s a reasonable thought dated price quote for 4, although there have been some extra development costs and delays since. Last I heard (on TV the other day) is 350 million EURO per vessel. This translates to about 1,77 billion dollar for a class of 4 ships. That’s a very similar price to the one you quoted, considering that the Euro has gone up relative to the dollar. There may be some variation in exact price per unit: first 2 have command facilities that the last 2 of the class do not get. I am not sure I would agree that LCF has better capabilities than F124: AFAIK they have the same main radar and command systems.
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May 13, 2005 at 12:29 am