ruxy Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Large quantity , or very expensive per unit ? £445 million contract http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-38622590 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retriever Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 it says in the article 145 units, but may include a large spares package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) it says in the article 145 units, but may include a large spares package. I see , I had pondered the caliber being 145mm , however just checked Wiki and it is 155mm So - expensive Aston Martin , new limited edition £1.5million - relative I suppose http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-38618338 Edited January 16, 2017 by ruxy spelin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 For modern military contracts, they usually aren't just for a unit price to cover equipment (value of contract divided by number of units is not equal to the unit cost). They generally go for a set period of time (20 years or so) and include things like: Training Spares Maintenance Overhaul Logistics Infrastructure Of course, the M777 is top of the line and full of titanium, so it's not a cheap gun... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_logistics_support Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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