Deal cannot be less than 15 billion now in any case looking at our currency and adjusting for inflation.
Even in 2012 it was pegged at 12 billion
U are discounting the tot aspect here.
Thats the most important purpose of this deal.
Are saudis getting extensive tot??
The best resort was to buy phase 1 pakfa which will enter production in 2016 with older 117 engine generating 147 kn thrust and with new fadec control.
Then post 2020 we could have got phase 2 engines with 180 kn each.
Rest of the money could have been diverted to lca mk1 and 2.
But at the time we were growing at 9% and never thought we would be cash strapped so soon![]()
no.
but my numbers might be wrong for 2014. in same article it talks about UAE deal for 60 Typhoons for 6 billion pounds not working out. so clearly the price has increased substanially since KSA made the deal for 72 Typhoons.
