Jack all fighters made it to next round the Rafale and Typhoon got the IAF reccomendation, if we believe the report. So SH is not cut.

ok, i got it wrong, i thought it was rafale and phoon with the others cut

anyone like to say that the fa-18sh wont be cut, other than me ?

No matter how one looks at it, its still going to cost more than everyone thought it would, and if the UK really does cancel their lot then the price is sure to go up even more. That could start a chain reaction of mess to come.

So much of it being an “affordable”…

you have it wrong, it is going to be “cheaper’ than we allowed for
we allowed au$75/us $69m for the f-35a, where the current projection is us$60m
i see no reason why the reduction wont apply to the f-35b too, as to the cost if UK canceled, it wouldnt affect flyaway cost, it would just be a shorter production run, but you will find that the UK wont cancel as they have spent 20yrs working out that this is what they want, if they do go catobar in the future, they will get the f-35c or equivalent at the time, they wont buy a 4.5gen plantform
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/australia-working-on-jets-payments-20100330-r9oe.html

i saw that the 2011 lrip f-35b test plane is 129m usd, so that 190m is lot 2 lrip and has no revalence now

i think this is a record for a stealth topic, 31 posts before a bah humbug

“Do you really think the LM team is testing it IR signature right now?..it stealth signature right now?..they are way more worried over the structure, engine’s performance, and physical performance than your stealth bull$hit.”

yes they are and settle down or you’ll have trouble digesting your lunch

for euro’s it would be Uber or ULO, wouldnt it ?
for aussies it would be friggin little thing FLT