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1st Mar 2008, 11:30

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BEagle

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If the MoD would only get a move on with FSTA, I'd be quite content for the RAF to call it Susan if it made them happy!

Now then. 139 aeroplanes for US$40 billion (roughly £20B) = £144M per jet

FSTA is £13B for, what is it, 9 aircraft? 9 X £144M = £1.3B by conventional procurement - so that's £11.7 for everything else over 25-30 years?

Great cost saver, this PFI bolleaux......

Last edited by BEagle; 2nd Mar 2008 at 23:06.

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