What is the cost of a modern fighter? Lets say F-22, Eurofighter Typhoon, Su-33,F-15E, F-16E, F/A-18 and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet How much more expensive for instance is a F-22 vs the Su-33 Maintenance cost?
From navy fact file: Super Hornet, E and F models: Unit Cost: $57 million. Hornet, C and D models: Unit Cost: $29 million. From AF fact file: F-15, Unit Cost: A/B models - $27.9 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars);C/D models - $29.9 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars) E model - Unit cost: $31.1 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars) Unit cost: F-16A/B , $14.6 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars); F-16C/D,$18.8 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars) And some more: F117: Unit Cost: $45 million A-10: Unit Cost: $9.8 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars)
Are you sure that there isn't something that costs $12 million, Notmi? Because I personally heard on a DVD that some kind of fighter jet in the USAF costs that much. Might not have been an F16 variant, though. And are you sure the F117 costs less than the Super Hornet? Because, well, it just seems that stealth aircraft should be more expensive than normal aircraft, beacause of all the tech involved in stealth aircraft, like the F117.
Firstly, I believe that those costs without mentioning what year dollars we are talking about are from planes early years. And like we all know, you got more with one dollar back in 1986 than year 2006. If those costs were all with fiscal year 98 constant dollars, they could be easily compared.
Yep, that looks accurate. The current estimate for the 'cheap' F-35 JSF is $50-60m, depending on type. You won't get any fighter for $12m, except second-hand, out-of-date ones. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
Great....but still i don't think it's correct AE18 almost as expensive as a F-22??? In April 2006 the cost for each F-22A is assessed by the Government Accountability Office to be $361 million per aircraft. I've seen somewhere 200 million per aircraft but much more than the estamated 90 million they originally planned 18 million for F-15 MODS what does that mean...only an update/modifacation?
EA-18 is a specialised electronic warfare aircraft - airframe costs will be minimal compared to the amount of technological gadgetry installed in it.
You are right i mistook it for "normal" 18...the EA-18 Growler is the replacement for the Prowler (and so shouldn't be on the fighter list)!
The cost of each F-22 will have been seriously increased by the drastic reduction in the number to be bought.
Was the Hawk 200 single-seat fighter variant ever produced? I had the impression it would be a cheap paltform that could launch the latest missiles, with room for plenty of avionics, as there is one crew instead of the usual 2. Does anyone know about this project, or the cost of the aircraft? Thanks!
Yes, but AFAIK it was only sold to Indonesia. I believe they even kept the Aden 25 guns, which makes them unique. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
Indonesia, Oman and Malaysia have the 200 http://www.deagel.com/pandora/hawk_opm0030001.aspx AFAIK the 25 aden was only used in the Hawk 200 Demonstrator all others had the 30mm Pack
Thanks for that. I knew that the Aden 25 had been cancelled for the Harrier GR.7, I couldn't find out what had happened about the Hawk 200, which was supposed to carry two of them internally. I wonder why they didn't mount 30mm Adens internally? There was space. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
The Nighthawks were built a long time ago - the Super Hornets are relatively new. So you're not comparing costs on the same basis. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
