The first foreign customer beyond the four original European NATO originators
of the F-16 program was Iran. As a part of the Shah's plan to modernize the
Imperial Iranian Air Force, Iran signed a letter of intent on October 27, 1976
for 160 F-16 aircraft, with the possibility of a follow-on order for 140 more.
However, the Iranian revolution of 1979 which resulted in the overthrow of the
Shah and the rise of the Islamic fundamentalist regime which currently rules the
country caused the order to be cancelled.
Unfortunately, one immediate effect of the cancellation of the Iranian order
was that the individual unit cost of the F-16 was driven sharply upward.
However, many of the F-16s intended for Iran were eventually sold to Israel.
Each F/A-22 costs at least $133.6 million, and the GAO says the average price
tag exceeds $200 million.
israel has 350 f 16's
USA has f-16 2200
1,603 TOTAL F-15 PRODUCTION
F-15A 373 initial USAF single seaters (including 18
"YF-15As")
F-15B 59 initial USAF
tandem seaters (including 2 TF-15As)
F-15C 408 improved USAF single
seaters
F-15D 62 improved USAF
tandem seaters
F-15C 18 new-build F-15Cs
for Israel
F-15D 13 new-build F-15Ds
for Israel
F-15C 55 new-build F-15Cs
for Saudi Arabia
F-15D 19 new-build F-15Ds
for Saudi Arabia
F-15J 203 F-15Cs for JASDF,
most manufactured by Mitsubishi
F-15DJ 20 F-15Ds for JASDF,
most manufactured by Mitsubishi
1,230
TOTAL EAGLE PRODUCTION
F-15E 236 USAF Strike Eagles
F-15S 72 F-15Es for Saudi
Arabia
F-15I 25 F-15Es for
Israel
F-15K 40 F-15Es with GE
engines for Korea, now on order
373 TOTAL STRIKE EAGLE PRODUCTION
____________________________________________________________________
1,603
TOTAL F-15 PRODUCTION
Inventory: Active force, 396; Reserve, 0; ANG,126.
Boneyard
storage
Raptor F-22 .... Boeing ....Cost $ 200 mill
F-15
Eagle. The delivery cost
of an
F-15I is about $84 million. According to Aviation Week, late-model F-16s run
approximately $33 million each including U.S. supplied avionics.
F-15I Thunder Unit cost $FY98
Approximately
100 F-15s are in storage @ AMARC
Israel has bought F-15A, B, and D aircraft from
USAF inventories and is
currently obtaining an air-to-ground version called the F-15I. The two
seat F-15I, known as the Thunder in Israel, incorporates new and unique
weapons, avionics, electronic warfare, and communications capabilities
that make it one of the most advanced F-15s. The F-15I, like the US Air
Force's F-15E Strike Eagle, is a dual-role fighter that combines
long-range interdiction with the Eagle's air superiority capabilities. All
aircraft are to be configured with either the F100-PW-229 or F110-GE-129
engines by direct commercial sale; Night Vision Goggle compatible
cockpits; an Elbit display and sight helmet (DASH) system; conformal fuel
tanks; and the capability to employ the AIM-120, AIM-7, AIM-9, and a wide
variety of air-to-surface munitions.
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F-15 production, which began in 1972, has been extended into 1999 by
orders F-151 aircraft for Israel. Israel selected the F-15I in January,
1994 after evaluating a variety of aircraft to meet its defense needs. The
government of Israel initially ordered 25 F-15I Thunders, powered by two
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 low bypass turbofan engine.
This foreign military sale was
valued at $1.76 billion dollars. The Israeli Air Force received the
first two of 25 F-15I aircraft in January 1998. On 22 September 1998 the
US Department of Defense announced the sale to the Government of Israel of
30 F-15I aircraft; 30
AN/APG-70 or AN/APG-63(V)1 radar; and 30 each LANTIRN navigation and
targeting pods. Associated support equipment, software
development/integration, spares and repair parts, flight test
instrumentation, publications and technical documentation, personnel
training and training equipment, US Government and contractor technical
and logistics personnel services, and other related requirements to ensure
full program supportability will also be provided. The estimated cost was
$2.5 billion.
Small
nukes missingThis budget supports the
maintenance of some 10,000
nuclear
warheads—2,000 on hair-trigger alert.
US nukes
ch35 helicopters
Israel nukes
Israel nukes good
JINSA f-15
300 nukes
Israel AF
Thiokol missile fuel
Improper arms transfers to Israel
Jews sell to China
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