Drift

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

F/A-18E/F · Navy · Boeing

−31% $65.9B (1992) → $45.8B (2012)
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: cost trajectory from $65.9B in 1992 to $45.8B in 2012, −31% growth. Explore F/A-18E/F interactively → Download 1-page brief (PDF)
Baseline
$65.9B (1992)
Current estimate
$45.8B (2012)
Cost growth
−31%
Units
1000 → 552
Quantity change
−45%
Unit-cost change
+26%
IOC
2001 → 2001
Schedule slip
0 yr
Cost basis
BY
Confidence
high · reconciled
Total FELL 31% — but only because the buy was cut ~45% (1,000 → 552 jets). Per-jet cost actually ROSE +26% (PAUC, BY2000$). A quantity-cut program, not a bargain.

Source: F/A-18E/F Dec 2012 SAR (extracted): $65.9B/1,000 (Jun-1992 APB) → $45.8B/552, BY2000$.

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