Originally Posted by
henra
But the way I read it and looking at the figure it would surely not include any manufacturing/procurement, would it?
The 100 billion for the Typhoon on the other hand includes the procurement/manufacturing of ~600 Aircraft + engines. Which is >50billion alone. I smell an apples to oranges comparison.
That said, 10 billion is indeed nothing when it comes to development of a new fighter aircraft.
Bold move critiquing Prof Bronk's analytical skills. For the UK:
Within this figure, development costs alone were £6.7 billion, or £11.11 billion in inflation-adjusted terms