Originally Posted by
Buster15
Both F35 and Rafale only have one final production build line. EF has 4, which I do know adds to the unit cost. Duplication of expensive resources.
However, I was not suggesting that it is the only reason why it is so expensive. Just one of them.
I have the distinct feeling that Airbus Defence ist the only one who fully includes already incurred Overhead costs into the calculation: Cue: The F-35 is getting cheaper and offers for late comers like Switzerland and Finland seem to be based purely on production costs/marginal costs plus a small margin to contribute to Overhead costs from the past (e.g. development costs).EF is getting more and more expensive over time.