Canada purchases US F / A-18 Super Hornet for 5,23 billion.

According to information TASS, The United States Department of Defense Defense and Security Cooperation Agency reported on September 12 an estimated delivery of two American-made F / A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets to Canada for Canada, and component systems for them. The transaction value is 18 billion.

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The US State Department approved the sale of military equipment to the Government of Canada: ten F / A-18E Super Hornet fighters and eight F / A-18F Super Hornet fighters. The estimated amount is 5,23 billion.

Canadian authorities have announced a desire to purchase CF-18 Super Hornet 18 fighter jets from Boeing Corporation in November 2016, in order to implement a plan to upgrade the country's outdated air force fleet.

TTX F / A-18 Super Hornet:

Empty Weight: F / A-18E: 32,100 lb (14,552 kg)
Max Takeoff Weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg)
Thrust: Each engine up to 17,000 lbs
Carrier Bringback Payload: F / A-18E: 9,900 lb (4,491 kg)
F / A-18F: 9,000 lb (4,082 kg)
Speed: Mach 1.8

Comments

[Plombir]

Previously refused to buy a miracle F-35 aircraft. For some reason.

[Maz]

Duck is more expensive, though.

[roman.roman24773]

Let them buy it better than F-35. Although the latter is criticized, I suspect it will be much more dangerous

[Kurare]

In my opinion, this is a very serious blow to the F-35 program, since Canada is among the premium partners in the development of the JSF program. If even such potential buyers refuse to buy, then what about the rest?

Super hornets are great planes. In my opinion, at the moment, this is the best fourth-generation aircraft that the American military-industrial complex can offer.

[kpotr]

And they say that the f 35 is expensive, 290 million for the fourth-generation plane is somehow a lot, f 22 were cheaper.

[A. Privalov]

Quote: kpotr

And they say that f 35 is expensive, 290 million for a fourth-generation aircraft is somehow a lot ...

According to the stated price list for 2019 year (the beginning of full-scale large-scale production)
the cost of the F-35A: 83,4 million dollars. It is quite comparable with the 18F Super Hornet in full.

[kpotr]

Cheaper than the small lots f 16 that sell now

[pavelty]

It is incorrect to divide the entire amount by the number of aircraft, because 5,23 Lard includes spare parts, ground handling facilities, weapons, etc.

[A. Privalov]

Quote: kpotr

Cheaper than the small lots f 16 that sell now

I once wrote that in 1975, F16 cost 4,5 $ million, and in 2006, for its modification of F-16D Block 52 on General Dynamics, they already wanted 34 $ million. In the same 2006, Israel paid for the F-16I, which received the designation Sufa (Thunderstorm), already 70 million. It is necessary to take into account the prices for the respective years, and most importantly, it is generally impossible to compare the “bare” F16 1975 of the year and the “hung” F-16I 2006. “A smear of a smear is different, I’ll tell you, as a venereologist will tell the artist.”

[kpotr]

Quote: A. Privalov

Quote: kpotr

Cheaper than the small lots f 16 that sell now

I once wrote that in 1975, F16 cost 4,5 $ million, and in 2006, for its modification of F-16D Block 52 on General Dynamics, they already wanted 34 $ million. In the same 2006, Israel paid for the F-16I, which received the designation Sufa (Thunderstorm), already 70 million. It is necessary to take into account the prices for the respective years, and most importantly, it is generally impossible to compare the “bare” F16 1975 of the year and the “hung” F-16I 2006. “A smear of a smear is different, I’ll tell you, as a venereologist will tell the artist.”

I meant that the price of the f 35 is now about the same as that of the other modern fighters. Immediately, the price of the modern f 16 was not found, but the price of the f2 (Japanese version of the f 16) was 110 million in the 2011 year.

[voyaka uh]

"Immediately the price of modern f 16" ////

85 billion

[A. Privalov]

Quote: kpotr

I meant that the price of the f 35 is now about the same as that of the other modern fighters. Immediately, the price of the modern f 16 was not found, but the price of the f2 (Japanese version of the f 16) was 110 million in the 2011 year.

Got it. Totally agree with you.

[Maz]

Quote: A. Privalov

Quote: kpotr

And they say that f 35 is expensive, 290 million for a fourth-generation aircraft is somehow a lot ...

According to the stated price list for 2019 year (the beginning of full-scale large-scale production)
the cost of the F-35A: 83,4 million dollars. It is quite comparable with the 18F Super Hornet in full.

But a super-checked machine, there are no children's diseases, electronics and radars are the same, the programs are also almost the same. Pilots do not need to retrain. By and large savings, and loading of old plants and assembly lines.

[A. Privalov]

Quote: Maz

But a super-checked machine, there are no children's diseases, electronics and radars are the same, the programs are also almost the same. Pilots do not need to retrain. By and large savings, and loading of old plants and assembly lines.

Consider that you have already persuaded Canadians, McDonnell Douglas is obliged to you, and the American proletarian brothers from the assembly line at the aircraft factory in St. Louis bow in the belt and send their hot proletarian greetings.

[Topotun]

So what? Completely worked out machine. For the coming years, 10-15 is enough. Unless of course they burn in the crucible of the Third World. And then somehow the neighbor of Canada became interested in kindling fires ....

[voyaka uh]

Canadian Prime Minister promised to refuse before the election
from the purchase of F-35. And he must "keep face" in front of voters.
On the other hand, they understand that the F-18 is out of date.
(and the price of the upgraded is already more than the price of the F-35)
Therefore, Canada continues to contribute to the F-35 project so as not to fly out of
queues (F-35 is in great demand - orders are scheduled for years to come)

[5-9]

Yes, naval cunning and saw more modestly. We ordered and received Super Horns, and not wunderwaffles in the future. They have 6 hundred new usable ones, the levels of Su-30SM-Su-35S, SuperKhornetov and laugh at air force nicknames with junk falling apart in the air and wunderwaffles in hangars. They kick back from the Penguin as they can.
The canadols also decided not to believe the bikes about 90 lyam bucks and combat readiness by 2020 and took real cars.

[Pecheneg]

Well, another 10 years they fly on the F-18, and then buy the F-35 after all the diseases have been cured, right.

[Kent0001]

Is this Ameravian colony going to fight with someone? They need to be given the status of a nature reserve country and go hunting and fishing there, and they are buying super hornets ... WHY?

[ZVO]

It is somehow strange that no one remembered the CF-18. Here is the reason for buying "for now" this particular airplane ...

[Bronevick]

The plane is much better than the F-35.