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SpudmanWP said:Where did the numbers come from (link please)?
Since it was weekend, I finally had a time to google it up.
Unforunately, Yomiuri removed the 2011 news article that had the program cost figures.
So I will have to substitute for a Wikipedia article instead.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-X_(%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E8%87%AA%E8%A1%9B%E9%9A%8A)#.E5.80.99.E8.A3.9C.E6.A9.9F.E3.81.AE.E6.AF.94.E8.BC.83
F-35A ユーロファイター・タイフーン F/A-18E/F F-2(比較用)
価格 米軍調達価格で86億円以上[72][73][74] 開発国調達価格で40億円[75] 米軍調達価格で40億円 約120億円 (一括調達で約100億円)
F-35A : 8.6 billion yen/unit
Typhoon : 4 billion yen/unit
F/A-18E/F : 4 billion yen/unit
As for Korean pricing, the news article is still available.
http://elpdefensenews.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/skorea-fighter-replacement-program-goes.html
he Defense Acquisition Program Administration is expected to report the estimated budget of KRW 15 trillion for the F-X program to the presidential transition team, if the ROK is to procure 60 Lockheed Martin-made F-35s. The price tag is overwhelmingly beyond the initially proposed budget of KRW 8.3 trillion, as this implies that the F-X program could enter a new phase of discussing and change the program’s overall structure. One government source was quoted as saying that “The manufacturer noted the unit price of F-35 will be around KRW 213 billion (excluding armament and transportation options), and for 60 jets, the overall cost could soar to the KRW 15 trillion-level.” The source also said other jets, Boeing’s F-15 and EADS’ Eurofighter, will have a price range of KRW 10-11 trillion as well.
Silent Eagle : 10 trillion won($9.4 billion)
Typhoon : 11 trillion won($10.3 billion)
F-35 : 15 trillion won($14.1 billion)
BTW, even this is not a fair price because Lockheed's cheating by proposing to deliver 6 units in 2016 instead of 10 required, because delivering 10 units in 2016 and 12 units per year thereafter would push the prices beyond $14.1 billion. Boeing and CASA's prices assumes compliance with the required delivery schedule.