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The US have just done the next multiyear buy of UH60's with a unit price of $14-15m!https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...wk-pro-438994/
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Absolute bargain price, given that a new AW139M costs $15 million.Originally posted by EUFighter View Post -
Not really surprising when the US can buy in such numbers, wonder if they'd miss a few?Originally posted by Rhodes View PostComment
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It is surprising, normally a UH-60 costs them well over $20 million.Originally posted by Sparky42 View PostComment
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Careful now, sparky.Comment
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Unless the company needs the order for the production line?Originally posted by Rhodes View PostComment
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Next thing this parish will be having impure thoughts about the AC offloading a pair of AW139's to the HSE and getting deployable battle proven helicopters or somethingOriginally posted by Sparky42 View Post
*shudder*Comment
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The order was to Lockheed, if it only covers the airframe then the total cost per aircraft with engines and avionics would be €21m compared to €18m today for an AW139Originally posted by Rhodes View PostComment
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so 3m more and 150% improved capability per airframe"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."Comment
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But remember the UH60 is a military helicopter, would we want the AC getting their hands on something like that?Originally posted by morpheus View PostComment
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....would we want the Aer Corps, a military arm whose first and foremost tasking should be in support of the Army and Navy to have a military helicopter? Let me think about that one for a second...Originally posted by EUFighter View PostWhat are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.Comment
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does it have nice seats and a mochafrappucino holder?"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."Comment
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Lockheed Martin is the parent company of Sikorsky, I doubt very much this contract is just for airframes only, it'll be for complete helicopters. The AW139M's Panama has on order cost about $15.5 million each.Originally posted by EUFighter View PostComment
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What the US military pays can never be extrapolated to FMS acquisitions to foreign countries.
The most recent FMS sales of the UH-60M have averaged around USD$37m per MDE. An FMS buyer - will only be approved the package under the Arms Export Control Act if they meet certain criteria. One of the key criteria a foreign nation buyer has to prove to the following three US Govt entities - State, Pentagon & Congress is the ability to operate and sustain the platform. Depending on the estimated length of contract this can be between 40-60% of the basic 'flyaway' price of the MDE.
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