Substantially lower than the 135 million dollars per aircraft I saw in recent articles. Wonder if the 80-88 million dollar price tag is without engine?
I’ll like the Nissan
Great choice, sir. Only $17,000.
Wow! Great price! What kind of and engine does it have?
Engine? You wanted an engine with the car?
Well, that’ll be extra. A lot extra.
Buying in bulk is (almost) always cheaper.
Instead of Israel buying 8, Australia buying 12, etc - the price probably is 135 million.
But when you get a co-op together for a 440 aircraft purchase, everything gets cheaper, from the tires to the hydraulic carts.
These are full planes. They are F-35A - the cheapest model. Prices have fallen steadily so the $135 might be an earlier block or a B/C variant.
The price for US military sales included the development costs, divided among the planes. The marginal cost of cranking out additional planes is much lower.