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The cost to procure each B-2 was US$737 million in 1997 dollars (equivalent to US$1.3 billion in 2021 [43]), based only on a fleet cost of US$15.48 billion. [5] The procurement cost per aircraft, as detailed in GAO reports, which include spare parts and software support, was $929 million per aircraft in 1997 dollars. [5]
The newer, but still 1980s-era B-2 Spirit stealth bomber costs $150,741 an hour to fly. The older and notoriously hard to maintain B-1B Lancer swing-wing bomber costs the most of all at $173,014 ...
The B-21 in this 2016 artist's rendering was a notably darker gray than the actual plane rolled out in 2022. The classified Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program began in 2011, [5] to create a stealth intercontinental strategic bomber for the USAF, able to deliver conventional and thermonuclear weapons.
The $63,000 cost per flight hour is, however, less than the $72,000 for the B-52 and the $135,000 of the B-2. [137] In June 2010, senior USAF officials met to consider retiring the entire fleet to meet budget cuts. [138] The Pentagon plans to begin replacing the aircraft with the B-21 Raider after 2025. [139]
The Air Force now has the B-61-12 tactical nuclear bomb ready for operational use on its 20 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. ... Is Now on the B-2 Stealth Bomber. ... 825-pound bomb cost more than its ...
Stealth aircraft are typically more expensive to develop and manufacture. An example is the B-2 Spirit that is many times more expensive to manufacture and support than conventional bomber aircraft. The B-2 program cost the U.S. Air Force almost $45 billion. [23]
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxiing t Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri in March 2003. ... estimated at $692 million per plane ... delays and cost overruns than notoriously afflicted the F-35 ...
The GBU-57A/BMassive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a precision-guided, 30,000-pound (14,000 kg) " bunker buster " bomb used by the United States Air Force. [ 2 ] It is substantially larger than the deepest-penetrating bunker busters previously available, the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) GBU-28 and GBU-37. Due to its size (6 meters length and a weight ...