KenV,
And regarding the F-16 Block 60+/F-16V which is currently available to many Air Forces, many of those Air Forces are choosing the F-35 instead. I'm reasonably confident there is a very good reason for that, and that reason is not the oft repeated claim that LM lies thru its teeth and the various national procurement authorities are just too naive to see it.
Hopefully, the reason you allude to is this: The original F-16E/Fs sold to UAE came about because it was a low cost alternative to the F-35A. But LM, under pressure with losing sales internationally for the F-35As, conveniently upped the price of the F-16E/Fs to near the goal for the F-35As.
So if GM decided to up the price of a Chevy close to that of a Cadillac, which would you buy if you had those two choices? It's as simple as that.
TD