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Used Black Hawks Cost Argentina More Than Its F-16s, $35M per Helicopter vs $13M per Fighter
22+ hour, 44+ min ago (363+ words) U.S. State Department approved sale to Argentina of 4 UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for $140 million under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. This may provide interesting opportunity for viewing prices of various versions and configurations of such machines, which in Argentine case will…...
The Pentagon Cut the B-2 Bomber Program From $75,400,000,000 to $61,100,000,000 and Made Every Aircraft More Expensive. Cutting the Order From 132 to 21 Nearly Quadrupled the Cost per Bomber.
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (846+ words) What the money bought when it came to the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber: Four General Electric F118s at 17,300 pounds of thrust each, a 172-foot wingspan, 336,500 pounds maximum takeoff weight, 167,000 pounds of fuel and 60,000 pounds of payload, 6,000 nautical miles without a tanker, above…...
F-35 Self-Destruct Feature Explained: Fact or Fiction
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (116+ words) Home » News » Software » F-35 “Self-Destruct Feature”: Fact or Fiction? Unraveling the Software Mysteries The F-35 transcends the conventional definition of a fighter jet; it embodies a sophisticated, interwoven technological infrastructure. Envision it as an airborne supercomputer, one that thrives on…...
The VBS was already aware of the F-35 cost overruns as early as December 2024
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (305+ words) Even before she resigned, Viola Amherd knew that there was no fixed price for the F-35. The DDPS already knew in December 2024 that there was no fixed price for the F-35. However, Viola Amherd did not inform the Federal Council until two…...
Firehawk Aerospace Eyes $1.25B Valuation
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (231+ words) Firehawk is working on a new private funding round that pegs its valuation around $1.25 billion, per people who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. The company is seeking about $100 million to $200 million. Rochefort Asset Management is…...
Trump attack on Bombardier brings trade war to Wichita’s door | Opinion
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (825+ words) President Donald Trump's trade war landed in Wichita on Monday. Trump threatened to prevent Bombardier Aviation from selling aircraft in the United States as his trade dispute with Canada continues to escalate. However, Bombardier is not simply a foreign company…...
Canada Hasn’t Ordered Gripen Jets—Saab’s 40-Aircraft Threshold Is the Number to Watch
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (14+ words) TechStock²...
Sweden's Saab JAS-39 Gripen E Costs About $4,700 to $9,900 per Flight Hour Against $38,000 to $42,000 for an F-35A and Up to $68,000 for an F-22 Raptor. It Has No Stealth Airframe, and a Handful of Conscripts With 1 Technician Can Rearm It on a Public Road in Under 20 Minutes.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (559+ words) A small country facing a much larger neighbor cannot outspend its way to air power. Everything about the JAS 39 Gripen follows from that one sentence....
Defense Business Brief: Takeaways from America’s first jet engine test site
1+ week, 4+ day ago (336+ words) It’s part of a multiyear $100 million investment in the plant, which is hyperfocused on upgrades—from machines to workflows—to make more engines and deliver them faster. That need to go fast will be key once the military starts putting…...
The US Air Force Built Only 21 B-2 Spirits and They Cost About $2,000,000,000 Each. It Wants at Least 100 B-21 Raiders at Roughly $750,000,000 Apiece.
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (498+ words) The B-2 cost $2,000,000,000 a copy because only 21 were built. The B-21 was designed from the start to avoid that, with cost written in as a performance requirement....