Pentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-65075"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Pentagon+expects+USD1+million+unit+price+increase+if+Canada+leaves+F-35+programme&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0APentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="d26f11cf6b5d33fe171c4438dce5db97" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/075/for_gallery_v2/f2b9c57c.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/075/large_v3/f2b9c57c.jpg" alt="F2b9c57c" /></a></div></div>Pentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme<br /><br />Canada's threatened departure from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft programme could raise the price of the stealthy jets for the remaining customers, according to US Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, the Pentagon's F-35 programme manager.<br /><br />Lt Gen Bogdan told lawmakers on 21 October that "if any partner, or any service, moves airplanes to the right, takes airplanes out, the price of the airplane for all the other partners and all the other services goes up".<br /><br />He said, in the case of Canada's potential termination, his office has estimated the increase in price at 0.7% to 1% or "about a million dollars a copy".<br /><br />International partners would also be obligated to absorb Canada's 2.1% share in the cost of sustainment and follow-on modernisation, the general added. However, there would be no impact to the F-35 development effort, which ends in 2017.<br /><br />Canadian prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau promised to end participation in the F-35 programme while campaigning this year. He has said that he would instead replace Canada's ageing fleet of Boeing CF-18s with a less costly alternative, arguing that the F-35 is not needed to defend Canada. Ottawa has not yet announced a policy decision.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.janes.com/article/55466/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme">http://www.janes.com/article/55466/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/026/420/qrc/logo.png?1445606164"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.janes.com/article/55466/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme">Pentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme - IHS Jane&#39;s...</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Key Points The F-35&#39;s cost could increase by USD1 million per aircraft if Canada cancels its order Canada&#39;s prime minister designate has said he would not buy the F-35 if elected Canada&#39;s threatened departure from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft programme could raise the</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:16:21 -0400 Pentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-65075"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Pentagon+expects+USD1+million+unit+price+increase+if+Canada+leaves+F-35+programme&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0APentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="c4e47c8b619f8e01786e4299f05801e8" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/075/for_gallery_v2/f2b9c57c.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/065/075/large_v3/f2b9c57c.jpg" alt="F2b9c57c" /></a></div></div>Pentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme<br /><br />Canada's threatened departure from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft programme could raise the price of the stealthy jets for the remaining customers, according to US Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, the Pentagon's F-35 programme manager.<br /><br />Lt Gen Bogdan told lawmakers on 21 October that "if any partner, or any service, moves airplanes to the right, takes airplanes out, the price of the airplane for all the other partners and all the other services goes up".<br /><br />He said, in the case of Canada's potential termination, his office has estimated the increase in price at 0.7% to 1% or "about a million dollars a copy".<br /><br />International partners would also be obligated to absorb Canada's 2.1% share in the cost of sustainment and follow-on modernisation, the general added. However, there would be no impact to the F-35 development effort, which ends in 2017.<br /><br />Canadian prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau promised to end participation in the F-35 programme while campaigning this year. He has said that he would instead replace Canada's ageing fleet of Boeing CF-18s with a less costly alternative, arguing that the F-35 is not needed to defend Canada. Ottawa has not yet announced a policy decision.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.janes.com/article/55466/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme">http://www.janes.com/article/55466/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/026/420/qrc/logo.png?1445606164"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.janes.com/article/55466/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme">Pentagon expects USD1 million unit price increase if Canada leaves F-35 programme - IHS Jane&#39;s...</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Key Points The F-35&#39;s cost could increase by USD1 million per aircraft if Canada cancels its order Canada&#39;s prime minister designate has said he would not buy the F-35 if elected Canada&#39;s threatened departure from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft programme could raise the</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> IHS Jane's Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:16:21 -0400 2015-10-23T09:16:21-04:00 Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 9:19 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme?n=1060258&urlhash=1060258 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>... more reason to scrap it ... PO3 Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:19:39 -0400 2015-10-23T09:19:39-04:00 Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Oct 23 at 2015 9:20 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme?n=1060259&urlhash=1060259 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Go figure. We the taxpayers will end up paying for their mistakes! SCPO David Lockwood Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:20:19 -0400 2015-10-23T09:20:19-04:00 Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 9:48 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme?n=1060337&urlhash=1060337 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would say that if Canada doesn't really want the jets, then Congress needs to rethink this program. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:48:35 -0400 2015-10-23T09:48:35-04:00 Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 23 at 2015 10:00 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/pentagon-expects-usd1-million-unit-price-increase-if-canada-leaves-f-35-programme?n=1061981&urlhash=1061981 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>smdh... twice... MSgt Curtis Ellis Fri, 23 Oct 2015 22:00:05 -0400 2015-10-23T22:00:05-04:00 2015-10-23T09:16:21-04:00