Even when accounting for inflation up to the time of payment, procurement costs will remain below the credit limit.
The F-35A also has the lowest operating costs of all of the candidates evaluated.
In terms of costs, Patriot is the less expensive option of the two.
Its procurement costs including inflation and VAT up to the time of payment amount to CHF 1.97 billion.
Combined with its projected operating costs over 30 years, the total costs for the Patriot system will be around CHF 3.6 billion – significantly less than its competitor.
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