F/A-22 cost falls to LCS levels.

http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...toryID=4638813
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets from
Lockheed Martin Corp. for less than $110 million per plane, Air Force
acquisition chief Marvin Sambur told Reuters on Tuesday.

Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs under
control after all.

But Keith Ashdown of Taxpayers for Common Sense, said the Air Force
was being "hopelessly optimistic" about the costs of the program,
noting the General Accounting Office just this month predicted total
program costs could reach $80 billion.

-HJC

"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
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http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...toryID=4638813
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets from
Lockheed Martin Corp. for less than $110 million per plane, Air Force
acquisition chief Marvin Sambur told Reuters on Tuesday.

Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs under
control after all.

Thay are failing to amortize the R&D, the price is a joke.

"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
...

http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...toryID=4638813
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets from
Lockheed Martin Corp. for less than $110 million per plane, Air Force
acquisition chief Marvin Sambur told Reuters on Tuesday.

Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs under
control after all.

Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version is
likely to be much cheaper.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:29:20 +0200, "Yama"
wrote:


"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
...

http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...toryID=4638813
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets from
Lockheed Martin Corp. for less than $110 million per plane, Air Force
acquisition chief Marvin Sambur told Reuters on Tuesday.

Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs under
control after all.

Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version is
likely to be much cheaper.

You should read his latest on save the F111!!!!, the whole of the Oz
defence department got the sums wrong on how much the F111 would cost
to maintain, I wonder why they didn't just ask him for his unbiased
and impartioal appraisal...

Cheers



John Cook

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"John Cook" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:29:20 +0200, "Yama"
wrote:


"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
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http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...48cae6b64ef5?t
ype=worldNews&locale=en_IN&storyID=4638813
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets
from
Lockheed Martin Corp. for less than $110 million per plane, Air
Force
acquisition chief Marvin Sambur told Reuters on Tuesday.

Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs
under
control after all.

Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive
fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version is
likely to be much cheaper.

You should read his latest on save the F111!!!!, the whole of the Oz
defence department got the sums wrong on how much the F111 would cost
to maintain, I wonder why they didn't just ask him for his unbiased
and impartioal appraisal...

Is there a link to it?

He is a lunatic, but it is such a grand lunacy.

Yama wrote:
Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version is
likely to be much cheaper.

Export?

Who would buy it?

-HJC

"John Cook" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:29:20 +0200, "Yama"
wrote:


"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
...


http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...48cae6b64ef5?t
ype=worldNews&locale=en_IN&storyID=4638813
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets
from
Lockheed Martin Corp. for less than $110 million per plane, Air
Force
acquisition chief Marvin Sambur told Reuters on Tuesday.

Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs
under
control after all.

Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive
fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version is
likely to be much cheaper.

You should read his latest on save the F111!!!!, the whole of the Oz
defence department got the sums wrong on how much the F111 would cost
to maintain, I wonder why they didn't just ask him for his unbiased
and impartioal appraisal...

After Kopp scammed Jane's on the e-bomb he is pretty well discredited
globally; an embarrassment to the Australian eduacation system.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:29:20 +0200, "Yama" wrote:


"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
...

http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...toryID=4638813
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets from
Lockheed Martin Corp. for less than $110 million per plane, Air Force
acquisition chief Marvin Sambur told Reuters on Tuesday.

Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs under
control after all.

Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version is
likely to be much cheaper.

I don't think there will be an "export version". The only country that I believe
we would entrust the tech with would be the UK, and they are not in the
market (at least for now).

Al Minyard

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 06:24:16 -0800, Henry J Cobb wrote:

Yama wrote:
Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version is
likely to be much cheaper.

Export?

Who would buy it?

-HJC

No, who *could* buy it?

Al Minyard

"Alan Minyard" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 06:24:16 -0800, Henry J Cobb wrote:

Yama wrote:
Yes, it's less than 2.5 times more pricy than next most expensive
fighter...

I hope Carlo Kopp reads this. He ensured me that there is absolutely no
reason to think that F-22 will cost more than $70M, and export version
is
likely to be much cheaper.

Export?

Who would buy it?

-HJC

No, who *could* buy it?

F-22s are $200 million each now and headed for $300 million.

Why would anyone subsidize this rip-off of the American taxpayer?