1. Lockheed Martin F-35B and F-35C: $135.8 and $117.3 million
While the price of a single F-35A has dropped sharply in recent years, the more complex variants – F-35B and F-35C – did not follow the same trend as much.
To be fair, the A, B, and C variants of the F-35 are, for all intents and purposes, different aircraft. The most expensive F-35B is equipped for short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL), while the F-35C is the carrier-borne variant; all of them share no more than 30% of parts between each other, meaning that optimizing production for one barely affects the other. Which makes the F-35B the most expensive fighter jet that can be acquired in 2021
2. Eurofighter Typhoon: around $124 million
Another European fighter jet, the Eurofighter Typhoon may cost as cheap as $50 million for buyers within the European Union, but the export price is much higher. In 2018, Airbus reportedly offered Eurofighters to India for as much as €138 million per piece, which is still cheaper than what was paid for Rafales. For both Eurofighter and Rafale, we are talking about the latest configuration: the Tranche 4 and the F3-R (or equivalent) respectively.
3. Dassault Rafale: around $115 million
There are varying reports about the price of the Rafale, ranging between $100 and $120 million per piece in the most basic configuration. The French Air Force definitely bought the plane for much less, although the Indian deal – reportedly, full of minute, but pricey enhancements – was more expensive, and is often criticized for that. Nevertheless, being one of the most advanced aircraft and manufactured in one of the most expensive regions of the world, the Rafale is not cheap.
4. Chengdu J-20: $100 million
Very little is known about the Chinese 5th generation jet. Its price tag is, too, mere speculation. Nevertheless, considering the fact that just several decades ago China had no aviation industry as such and that labor costs in the country are steadily rising – as well as until recently the country had to buy all jet engines from Russia – the estimate seems realistic.
5. McDonnell Douglas F-15EX Strike Eagle: $87.7 million
The F-15 itself was not supposed to be cheap, and its latest variant, the F-15EX, demonstrates that. It is supposed to replace older C and D models while being more affordable than the most advanced 5th generation jets.
6. Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker E: $85 million
Russian fighter jets have a reputation of being cheap. The Su-35 is not. In fact, its export price is bigger than that of the Su-57, the latest Russian 5th generation fighter. Of course, no contracts are so far signed for the Su-57 and its cost is unofficial and speculative.
7. Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen: $85 million
The Swedish JAS 39 Gripen, of variants C and D, is notorious for being one of the cheapest new 4 or 4.5 generation fighter jets around. Its cost could go as low as $30 million per piece, a bargain for such an advanced machine. Its latest variants, the E and F, changed that.
8. Lockheed Martin F-35A: $77.9 million
Everything about the F-35 is complicated. It went down in history as the most expensive weapon system ever, and while Lockheed Martin managed to drive down the cost of a single off-the-shelf F-35A to less than $80 million, this price tag is just the tip of the iceberg.
9. Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: up to $67.4 million
The F/A-18 Super Hornet came in the late 90s, replacing older Hornets of A, B, C, and D variants. Although originally – and primarily – a carrier-based aircraft, it has found a fair share of interest from countries that intend to use it only as a ground-based one.
10. Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72: $64 million
The F-16 was created as a light and maneuverable fighter jet that would offer an affordable alternative to the F-15. Its older variants cost roughly $30 million apiece – cheaper than the vast majority of contemporary fighters – but the most advanced ones are really quite pricey.
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