Originally Posted by Very Much a Boffin
As for price, they're worth what someone will pay for them. Given that the AV8B frame is partly of US design, I suspect ITAR would be called if we tried to sell them to anyone else and therefore no cash in. To the US they're worth $180M. As reclaimed scrap they'd bring a lot less.
Take it or leave it will be their position
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totally agree with your very wise words but surely there are two sides to that argument. We have the spare parts that are needed to keep the AV8B's in the air!
Accept our price or go without is another way of looking at this but clearly we prefer giving these aircraft away.
72 aircraft PLUS spares all for the grand sum of £116 million seems like a bargain and what spares are we talking about ? Questions have already been asked about the excellent XR Targeting Pod. Will that be included in this sale?
Take it or leave it is indeed an excellent point and congratulations to the US for getting such a great bargain, £1.6m per aircraft plus spares.