Tuesday 4 October 2011

Is The F-35 Jet A Bargain At $65M? -- An Analysis From Canada


An early rendering depicts Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter, which Canada plans to buy. (Lockheed Martin)

ANALYSIS: F-35 Jet A Bargain At $65M? -- CBC

It's not every day that a defence contractor tells you you're planning to pay way too much for their latest high-tech gizmo.

But don't say it can't happen. When buyers are drowning in debt and sticker shock sets in, it's only natural for sellers to announce that they've got a great deal, just for you.

Still, who knew we could snag 65 state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets for just $65 million a pop?

If that sounds like a lot, you obviously don't spend much time shopping for fighter jets. That price is a cool $10 million less for each fighter than Canada's Defence Department has already budgeted. Let's see: we ordered 65 planes … multiply that by a saving of $10 million each and … hey! We could save a ton of money here!
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