Tranche cost calculations…
Inspired by my post at F-16.net, here is a more thorough version of the tranche costs and split among the partner nations.
Tranche 1:
contracted: September 18 1998
#ac: 148 (55 UK, 44 GE, 29 IT, 20 ESP)
value: 7 bln Euro (2.625 bln UK, 2.1 bln GE, 1.365 bln IT, 0.91 bln ESP)
Average cost per ac: 47.3 mln Euro
Tranche 2:
contracted: December 14 2004
#ac: 236 (89 UK, 68 GE, 46 IT, 33 ESP)
value: 13 bln Euro (4.875 bln UK, 3.9 bln GE, 2.535 € IT, 1.69 bln ESP)
Average cost per ac: 55 mln Euro
Tranche 3A:
contracted: July 31 2009
#ac: 112 (40 UK, 31 GE, 21 IT, 20 ESP)
value: 6.6 bln Euro (2.3562 bln UK, 1.8282 bln GE, 1.2375 bln IT, 1.1781bln ESP)
average ac cost: 58.9 mln Euro
Total:
Value: 26.6 bln Euro (9.8562 bln UK, 7.8282 bln GE, 5.1375 bln IT, 3.7781 bln ESP)
# ac: 496 (184 UK, 143 GE, 96 IT, 73 ESP)
average ac cost: 53.6 mln Euro
Notes:
– National cost calculation based on work share 37.5/30/19.5/13 for T1 & T2 and 35.7/27.7/18.75/17.85 for T3A for UK/GE/IT/ESP
– Tranche contract values are usually rounded figures
– Tranche cost figures most likely don’t include VAT
– T3A figure of 6.6 bln (9.1 bln total – 2.5 bln obsolescence removal for T1/2 ac)
– Numbers according original orders to get the right perspective on costs (no compensation for the UKs diversion of 24 T2 examples to Saudi-Arabia etc.)
– The tranche contract values are most closely to UFC and exclude R&D, support arrangements, upgrade costs, separate procurement of simulators etc., infrastructure costs…
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