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In December 2006, the Swiss parliament approved procurement of six PC-21s at a cost of SFr 115 million.
Price for a PC-21 should be in the region of 8 to 10 million Swiss Francs, it was stated at the roll out.
Development costs were put at 200 million SFr in 2002.
On 3 November 2006, Singapore awarded Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support a 20-year contract as provider for the Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). In the context of the turn-key training package, nineteen PC-21 and a engineering and logistics support service will be provided by Pilatus. The training will be conducted at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Pearce, north of Perth in Western Australia. Training was to start in June 2008. Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd. will provide aircraft maintenance services to Pilatus to enable Pilatus to generate the flying hour task.
By the time of the Singapore win, the PC-21 test fleet had achieved 1400 flight hours.
The Swiss procurement programme for 2007 was passed by parliament in December 2006. It included the procurement of six Pilatus PC-21 as replacements for aging F-5 Tiger jets used to help train pilots for the F/A-18 Hornet fighters. The contact was signed in Stans on 22 January 2007 with armasuisse, the procurement and technology centre that operates within the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS). It was said that the aircraft will be stationed at the air force base in Sion (principal location) and in Emmen. The PC-21 trainers will be delivered by the end of 2007, and training for Swiss Air Force pilots is scheduled to commence in March 2008.