Originally Posted by
MSOCS
From a UK Govt perspective, we are buying X many aircraft at "various" prices as we slide on down the production cost curve over time. 500 British companies manufacture components for every F-35 built (or to be built), most of which are agnostic of variant. So, over the life of the Program, those 500 British companies earn revenue from Y (total Program build) aircraft and pay tax to the Exchequer on those earnings. Y is much greater than X and the concomitant tax on Y is around 2-3 times the predicted cost for X.
That's Level 1 partnership right there,in a nutshell. Now, I already intimated that reality and paper promises rarely match. So, we'll see right? None of the above is in MY midnight wet dreams though, I can heartily assure you:
U.K. To Earn Billions On F-35 Work | ShowNews content from Aviation Week
Yes, the song remains the same but it is 30 years on, now, you know...
" 500 British companies manufacture components for every F-35 built"
OR . "those 500 British companies earn revenue from"
Name them, and list their results from Companies House, who, luckily, will have just updated their 6 monthlies.
At least Td detailed his precis, your is nothing but Toby Jug on crystal meh...
Go on then....