there are a lot of nonsense numbers around, gripen for $7k is one of them
we will find out f-35 firm numbers in 2020 for my liking
my personal costing that I like is a total..lifetime everything in a now year cost
for the SH and f-35 it is a rough guess of $70k per hr
other than everyone has money problems (GFC) I don't think countries are holding off on cost, that's just an internal politicking by a few countries..I foresee no one not buying the f-35 regardless of who is in power at the time
the ones that have bipartisan support..it's about when is block 3, will it resemble what's written on the tin and can our legacy planes last that long
for australia we need the marine block 4 to cover our main missions