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To: Yo-Yo

F-16s do not cost $29 million today. The total cost of the latest block 61 F-16s are north of $200 million each.

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Don’t you think foreign governments are being way overcharged for the F16?


33 posted on 06/01/2015 6:42:18 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Moonman62
They don't seem to think so, but that $200 million includes spares, manuals, test equipment, and maintainer training. In other words, it is the total cost of ownership.

The Block 60/61 F-16 is a far more capable platform than the 1980s F-16 was, plus you have to add in 3 decades worth of inflation. I suppose if foreign governments thought they were being overcharged, they'd be buying Eurofighters or Rafales.

34 posted on 06/01/2015 6:57:27 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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