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As in any design project, cost estimation is difficult at best. For actual hardware, like the engine which is
already in existence, reliable cost data can be found. Much more difficult to estimate are the research and
development costs as well as those of labor, tooling, maintenance, etc. Nonetheless, a reasonably accurate
determination of the initial and operational costs of the Storm Shadow was found using cost models and
advice from experts in the field.
The results of this analysis are portrayed in the following chart. With an estimated initial cost of $5.25
million and a life cycle cost of $7.14 million, the Storm Shadow comes in well below the $8 million
ceiling specified in the RFP.
Cost breakdown per aircraft
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