“The rise in prices for weapons from the United States begins due to the conflict in Ukraine”: Jordan bought F-16 fighters at the price of F-35
Jordan and the United States have entered into an agreement providing for the supply of 12 F-16C / D fighters of the Block 70 modification for $ 4,21 billion, according to the government publication Petra. The US State Department back in February 2022 approved this deal, allowing the delivery of aircraft.
- considers the American columnist Ryan Bol, evaluating the new acquisition.
However, the main attention of the media is riveted to the value of the transaction.
- indicated in the publication MENA Defense.
For example, Lockheed Martin is selling its F-35 to the US Air Force for $98,22 million in line with the 2022 US budget. In the case of exports requiring "special upgrades" and additional contracts for parts, repairs and training, the price of the F-35 rises sharply. For Germany, it amounted to $325 million per aircraft.
- believe in the publication.
For our part, we note that there was no "boom" in orders for American fighters, and this cannot explain the increase in prices for them. It seems that the main reason for the rise in price of aircraft from the United States is the displacement of Russian analogues from the world market due to the sanctions policy.
Other fighter-producing countries - France and Sweden - can hardly be called competitors, since after the start of the CBO they demonstrated complete subordination to Washington and, at its request, will refuse any customer. At the same time, many states cannot afford to purchase Chinese products if they do not want to incur the wrath of the United States. As a result, the United States turned out to be a virtual monopoly in that part of the world that unconditionally supports the West.
- Evgeny Lyushilin
- Lockheed Martin
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