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tclambert

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1. The B-2 costs $1B each. The F-35 only costs $154M each.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:56 AM

Oct 2012

That's for the base model. The carrier ready model and the Short Takeoff Vertical Landing models cost around $235M each. (Pretty sure the dealer will throw in the rust-proofing for free.)

Honestly, how can you afford to risk any of these planes in a hostile environment? What target is worth risking assets this expensive?

(Edited to add: a MiG-31 Foxhound costs about $60M. So ours must be four times better, right?)

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The B-2 costs $1B each. The F-35 only costs $154M each. tclambert Oct 2012 #1

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I am opposed to these, expensive & not needed............ kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #3

Hi kooljerk666, unhappycamper Oct 2012 #4