He has truly boo-booed big time here.
Mixed up cost of manufacture with cost of buying whilst exaggerating out of proportions to make a point.
@TheInsider has made it clear in his posts as well.
The guy is a genius in his field. He has the good luck of being well connected. He should know better to rein in his salesmanship impulses.
The KE is the future of air combat. But with a turbofan jet engine, a state of the art Murad Aesa radar and avionics, plus munitions that are suitable for such a platform and ground control units, it’s cost to prospective buyers is not going to be too far off most manned aircrafts like JF17 and baseline f16. One mustn’t forget the fact that good capable ground operators/pilots are also needed for these.