TR Air-Force EF Typhoon

[Spitfire9]

The price mentioned in the UK government press release was 8 billion GBP. At the moment 1 GBP = 1.317 USD.

 

[boredaf]

The price mentioned in the UK government press release was 8 billion GBP. At the moment 1 GBP = 1.317 USD.

Why are you deliberately ignoring the "up to 8 billion" part, AND the clarification from BAE systems AND Turkish MoD that it is 5.4 billion?

https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/turkiye-typhoon-contract

Here, read for yourself lad.

 

[Spitfire9]

So, first we couldn't get them, according to you, and now, we are paying too much? As @Sanchez stated, it is 5.4 billion; 5.4 for the planes and munitions. I think you have to find another way to make it seem like a bad deal lad.

What is says in the UK government press release

• £8 billion deal struck with Türkiye for first new orders for UK Typhoons since 2017, as the Prime Minister visits Ankara for the first time.

I don't have an axe to grind. I just reported what I read. I bear in mind that the bigger the number, the more positive it looks to the UK public - so the more kudos to the British prime minister who was there when the deal was signed. Things may be more complex than what a politician states.

Agreed, the BAE Systems statement mentioning 5.4 billion GBP for the purchase of 20 Typhoon aircraft and an associated weapons and integration package is far clearer and leads to more accurate understanding.

 

[boredaf]

What is says in the UK government press release

• £8 billion deal struck with Türkiye for first new orders for UK Typhoons since 2017, as the Prime Minister visits Ankara for the first time.

I don't have an axe to grind. I just reported what I read. I bear in mind that the bigger the number, the more positive it looks to the UK public - so the more kudos to the British prime minister who was there when the deal was signed. Things may be more complex than what a politician states.

Yes and that is what you've been ignoring for a few posts now. Starmer said the utmost price they could get to make it look better, whereas I quite literally linked BAE's website to you. The deal is worth 5.4 billion. And here is the confirmation of the same thing from Turkish MoD:

MSB’den Eurofighter maliyetine dair açıklama | SavunmaSanayiST

Millî Savunma Bakanlığı, Türkiye’nin tedarik edeceği 20 adet Eurofighter Typhoon savaş uçağının maliyetinin 5.4 milyar sterlin olduğunu açıkladı.

www.savunmasanayist.com

At the Ministry of National Defense's weekly press briefing, Ministry Spokesperson Rear Admiral Zeki Aktürk made the following statement regarding the matter:

"The project cost for the 20 new-production Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, the aircraft's mission equipment, and various types and quantities of ammunition included in the procurement plan is approximately 5.4 billion British pounds."

And please, I remember you and your high horse about not selling EF to us, and I see what you're doing now. You went from "you won't get EFs" to "well, you got them but you got fucked over". We got them for a price that is comparable to other sales, don't believe me, go on and look up how much you sold the planes for and adjust the prices for inflation.