| The NAO figure (£68 m) is not a UPC (Unit Production Cost). It's inflated by including T3 costs, QinetiQ and NETMA running costs, etc.
The UPC or flyaway cost (the usual metric when measuring aircraft costs, and the metric always used by US manufacturers) of a Tranche 2 Typhoon is about £38m. Quite a bargain.
The unit programme cost (total cost including R&D, divided by the total number of aircraft) is about £84m.
It's not anywhere close to £125m.
Page is a mischievous and/or stupid little man.
But if we're going to cut and paste from that thread, let me join you:
"Quoting Lewis Page? He is Generalissimo of the coalition of the unwitting and you are demonstrably one of his witless admirers. My figures are accurate. His are a mix of invention and mischief.
Page is a biased, anti-RAF, clueless tw@t.
If you want to nail your colours to that mast, go ahead, knock yourself out." |