To Assemble an F-35A Locally, Japan Spends $33M More Than an $90M Imported One

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Jon Grevatt, Japan Pays a Premium for Locally Built F-35s. IHS Jane's Defence Industry, Mar 14, 2018
www.janes.com/article/78571/japa ... locally-built-f-35s

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"The cost of locally building Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) [assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Nagoya] is about USD33 million more than importing the same aircraft from the United States, Jane’s has learnt.

"Confirming the price difference to Jane’s , a spokesperson from the Japanese Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) said * * * the unit cost of imported F-35s [would be] reaching JPY9.6 billion (or USD90.1 million at constant 2018).