On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:15:45 -0000, Keith Willshaw wrote:

"phil hunt" wrote in message
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:56:41 -0000, Keith Willshaw
wrote:



Indeed, it would be. But if you look at:

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homea...1,00.html?=rss

it seems to imply that GBP 800m is the cost of the aircraft, and a
separate sum of GBP 2700m is for servicing them for 25 years.


It also states that £800 million is the price for 20 aircraft

This turns out to be WRONG

from
http://www.mod.uk/dpa/hawk_128_right...t_trainers.htm

Quote
"The The BAE Systems Hawk 128 is the right choice for the Royal Air Force
and the Royal Navy's new Advanced Jet Trainer, Defence Secretary
Geoff Hoon said today.
Subject to the successful completion of contractual negotiations, the
Ministry of
Defence intends initially to purchase 20 aircraft, with options to buy up to
another 24.
The value of a full order for 44 aircraft is expected to be about £800M.
/Quote

This makes the price under £20 million per aircraft

You're absolutely right. (I will have to update my article).

In which case I wonder why Sir Kevin Tebbit was so unhappy about it?

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