In the face of interests, the short-lived alliance between National Defense Star and Northern Weapons Industry instantly fell apart, with both sides engaging in a war of words.
1% is of course good; it rounds the number and doesn't trigger OCD.
But in the end, it was split into two 0.5%, with neither manufacturer giving an inch.
Military-industrial profits have always been enviable, especially with combat aircraft, which rely heavily on logistical maintenance. The profit from the whole machine is one thing, but the latter maintenance profit is significantly greater. The future expected 23% delivery share is enough to make Chen Fei rich beyond belief, let alone his costs here being virtually zero.
He doesn't even have production or assembly lines, no labor for the whole process, what's there to cost? At most, just a bit of packaging.
