no the USA is offloading as much R&D cost as it can to other countries - you ignore the cost breaches which can and will shut the programme down - remember Comanche?
Singapore are likely to go for the `stealth` F15 (as will RoSK as well); why? as the R&D cost has already been `spread around`. The saudi `SA` version is proving the FBW system (and extra outer wing hardpoint) , the AESA radar is already being used by Saudi and Singapore , so that effectively leaves the CBW (in testing for 2 years now) the stealth paint and cantered rear fins.
costs will be roughly 66% less than the F35.
Last edited by HalloweenJack; 28th Apr 2013 at 10:07.