tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362578068582861067.post7848254445032692717..comments2023-10-12T10:45:42.530-04:00Comments on Why the F-35?: South Korean order will help drive F-35 price downBarry Graffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02463335145842065698noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362578068582861067.post-28663934763523454112013-11-28T11:32:03.714-05:002013-11-28T11:32:03.714-05:00So by that reasoning, the loss of 288 prospective ...So by that reasoning, the loss of 288 prospective foreign F-35 sales orders*, because of high F-35 cost, should further increase F-35 cost.<br /><br />*To UK (102), Italy (40), Netherlands (48), Canada (65), Norway (33)<br /><br />The Reuters story also quotes Loren Thompson (a paid Lockheed shill) as saying that “Singapore would likely follow [Korea] with its own order, followed by Malaysia and possibly New Zealand.” This is nonsense. Don Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444968656600936525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362578068582861067.post-28967922971843692152013-11-28T02:15:19.516-05:002013-11-28T02:15:19.516-05:00I don't see how an order of 40 planes will dri...I don't see how an order of 40 planes will drive down prices to any great extent. It certainly shows confidence in the plane from other countries, but since the US plans to buy 2,443 f-35's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II<br />40 planes is just a drop in the bucket really. Even the 100 odd that countries like Australia are buying are just going to add a couple of % to the overall total. Even if all of the US's allies buy a total of, say 1,000 F35's, the US will still be buying the Lion's share (although 1,000 planes would have an affect on the price per plane!)The SoothSayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803652129914273769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362578068582861067.post-5462504113554702532013-11-27T12:14:02.810-05:002013-11-27T12:14:02.810-05:00It's not an order.It's not an order.Don Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444968656600936525noreply@blogger.com