Sorry SAS, you made a specific, pointed jab at the unit cost of the V22.
Turns out the Greyhound isn't as cheap as it appears if you are comparing apples to apples. If the UK MoD was going to procure aircraft, they'd almost certainly be buying new. You give a benefit of the doubt to modern new C-2 production cost savings but not the same to a new multi-year on a batch of Ospreys? Seems a bit disingenuous. Remember V22 procurement and maintenance costs have been steadily dropping over time as well.
A C-2 CODA costs $39 million Now does that include inflation to MY2012 USD?
Bottom line is the C-2 isn't an el-cheapo stripper UH-60 at $20 million a pop, and this is a great illustration as to why the old argument that "you can get a whole fleet of XXXX aircraft for a V-22" isn't really as accurate as people are led to believe.
And yes, I did miss my coffee this morning
