November 5, 2005 at 9:48 am
While many people are crying about the cost of the F-22, I just came across a website that states that South Korean fighter programme for 40 F-15Ks was valued at a total of around 4,25 billion US Dollars as of 2005.” That equates to $106M apiece! Other websites indicate the price down to $90M apiece. Either way, the price is competitive with many other aircraft.
URL:
http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/FRTypen/FRF-15K.htm
“Boeing agreed to a price cut of 239 million US-Dollars in mid-May 2002, clearing the way for contract signature later in the year. Thus, the price came down to what Dassault had offered for its Rafale.”
The US Navy plans on paying $85M for the F/A-18G apiece!
Adrian