| Just an update on a previous post: LRIP-6 is going toward $6B or more whenever the official motor and airframe contracts arrive next year. Some notes on F-35 LRIP-6 costs by looking at DOD contracts: | |||
| M$ | Date | Description | Link to DOD contract |
| 3677 | 28-Dec-2012 | 31 airframes (18A-6B-7C) | http://goo.gl/Yd7Qy |
| 753 | 28-Dec-2012 | Non-recure sustainament | http://goo.gl/Yd7Qy |
| 374 | 28-Dec-2012 | Non-recure sustainament. 60 LRIP-6&7 | http://goo.gl/Yd7Qy |
| 535 | 8-Aug-2011 | Long-lead 38 airframes (25A*-6B-7C) | http://goo.gl/N4KY6 |
| 194 | 6-Jan-2012 | Long-lead 37 PW engines (24A**-6B-7C) | http://goo.gl/ZNd6A |
| 386 | 6-Dec-2012 | Sustainment | http://goo.gl/H7eQ7 |
| 14.8 | 9-Feb-2012 | STOVL long lead "protect delivery schedule to 2014" | http://goo.gl/1RTmg |
| 38.5 | 12-Mar-2012 | CTOL long lead | http://goo.gl/pHf3m |
| Total M$ | |||
| 5972.3 | |||
| *CTOL F-35A- 19 USAF, 4 Italy, 2 Australia | |||
| **PW engines for CTOL F-35A- 18 USAF, 4 Italy, 2 Australia | |||
Saturday, December 29, 2012
LRIP-6 F-35 contracts thus far
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As reported in Korean Media today, the FMS price per aircraft being offered to Korea is over $200M...~1000 won/dollar
Headline: [Exclusive] With a stiff price of F-35, new consideration for F-X program emerged
Media: Segye Times (01/07/13)
Author: Ahn Doo-won
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration is expected to report the estimated budget of KRW 15 trillion for the F-X program to the presidential transition team, if the ROK is to procure 60 Lockheed Martin-made F-35s. The price tag is overwhelmingly beyond the initially proposed budget of KRW 8.3 trillion, as this implies that the F-X program could enter a new phase of discussing and change the program’s overall structure. One government source was quoted as saying that “The manufacturer noted the unit price of F-35 will be around KRW 213 billion (excluding armament and transportation options), and for 60 jets, the overall cost could soar to the KRW 15 trillion-level.” The source also said other jets, Boeing’s F-15 and EADS’ Eurofighter, will have a price range of KRW 10-11 trillion as well. Another government official confirmed that the estimated prices were reported to Kim Jang-soo who leads a transition team handling external affairs, security and North Korea policies for President-elect Park Geun-hye. “It is unclear whether the new Park administration would continue to pursue the program, considering the latest budget has exceeded the original estimation,” the official said. Lockheed Martin’s F-35, which will be sold on the U.S.-government guaranteed foreign military sale has even less leverage for price discount, so the jet might be dropped out of the F-X race. A source from DAPA said: “We will not report specific prices when we are meeting with the transition team. F-35 is not the only candidate for the program, and if the procurement price exceeds 20 percent of the entire program budget, the feasibility study needs to be conducted - adding more difficulties to proceed with the F-X program.” Insiders at the ROKAF suggest the F-X should pick between F-15 and Eurofighter while excluding F-35 which comes with the KRW 15 trillion price tag. “Within the ROKAF, the discussion is moving from ‘the ROKAF must procure less number of stealth-proven F-35s despite the hefty price tag’ to ‘The Branch cannot wait any longer for the next-generation fighter jets’ activation.’”
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