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But Fuel costs are all over the place ATM.
I remember 10 years ago how we would be at peak oil by now with oil going hundreds of dollars per barrel. Now we have a glut of oil. This is the problem with guessing sustainment prices 50 years ahead.

No lol. They are having issues getting a working Aesa on the Typhoon. 360 Maws should be last on the list.

You guys are making fools of yourselves.
There is no corruption. The Danish goverment is one of the least corrupt nations on earth.
You people come across as delusional.

Sorry if I got it wrong. Perhaps I have a bad memory but I cannot think of any instances in the hundreds of posts of yours I read where you did not try to downplay any reported shortfalls or failures where the F-35 was concerned. That’s why I found it extremely surprising that you described the F-35 program as a fiasco.

I would describe the management of the Eurofighter as a fiasco, too:

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon

Section: Procurement, production and costs

This^ is exactly what ive been saying.

If the F-35 is indeed a fiasco, then the Typhoon is a fiasco
Of universal proportions. Lets put it into perspective that the Typhoon is in the F-35s price range, but has a paltry A2G. Did I also mention its 2016, in it has no Aesa?

Hi LockMart bots…..Jessmo23, Scar, 5aaab_god etc. or whoever is still on duty for this shift! 😀

Just because you need to talk up the F-35 does not make your PR puffs any more true!

Even the most die-hard F-35 fan would agree that if ever there is to be a future manned VTOL aircraft successor for the F-35B for the Marines it won’t be “joint” with the Air Force and Navy successors to the F-35A and F-35C…..a basic fundamental mistake in design has been made, resulting in compromising the differing capabilities required by the different services into one cramped airframe….but while you’re earning your crust from LM it’s hard to come out and say this out loud!

Source http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/feature/173812/marines-declared-f_35-ioc-despite-deficiencies-that-%E2%80%9Cpreclude-mission-readiness%E2%80%9D.html

Marines Declared F-35 IOC Despite Deficiencies That “Preclude Mission Readiness”

The Marine Corps declared Initial Operational Capability of their Lockheed F-35B fighter last July despite a number of deficiencies “that preclude aircraft mission readiness in support of …. initial operating capabilities.”

That admission, contained in a May 12 contract announcement (see below), contradicts most statements made at the time, and since, by the Marine Corps, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and prime contractor Lockheed Martin claiming that IOC meant the F-35B was ready for “worldwide deployment” and combat.

While this was generally accepted as a public relations exercise with no real foundation in fact, the Pentagon’s admission, albeit indirect, that the aircraft were so deficient they did not meet IOC standards should be a major embarrassment for the Corps, JPO and Lockheed Martin, as well as other senior Pentagon officials who at the time made enthusiastic statements which today seem wildly excessive.

Furthermore, the fact that the Pentagon must now pay Lockheed $10.5 million (added by me: just the initial payment…..usually payments for fixes broken down into smaller amounts to “help the medicine go down”) to fix those deficiencies should also raise eyebrows, as it is the first time that deficiencies in IOC aircraft are disclosed.

There has been no word from the Marine Corps or the JPO to suggest that the aircraft in the IOC squadron had any deficiencies, and the various Congressional committees briefed on the F-35 program were apparently not informed of them.

The deficiencies are apparently substantial in both number and complexity.

The contract announcement states that Lockheed will supply “61 retrofit kits to correct deficiencies,” implying that each IOC aircraft has an average of 6.1 deficiencies since the IOC squadron, VMFA-121, operates ten F-35Bs.

The announcement also notes that work will not be completed before January 2019 – three years and a half after IOC – which again implies that these are not superficial defects that can be quickly fixed.

It is probable that the $10.5 million price tag announced May 12 is only an initial payment, as the JPO has a habit of breaking contracts down into smaller awards, although this is speculation on our part.

Have a nice weekend guys!

PS Jessmo, I also love Stan Lee and read all the Marvel (and DC) comics when young ;- ) but do consider writers who have books without pictures…..Anna Karenina by Tolstoy (favourite along with War and Peace) or Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky (hard going for some but redeemed by a passage in the middle which imagines what Christ might say were he to come back today (something like “Jesus freaking Christ” or probably won’t say anything just Jesus wept!) …..I know I know…pesky commie reds *******s but still good writers!

LoL I give up, ok guys come out. The gigs up, we all work for lockheed. Me Bogdan, The Danish government. The reach of Lockheed knows no boundaries. Tony we have approached your wife. Exspect positive F-35 posts soon.
All HAIL Lockheed Martin! *goosesteps away*