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The 10 Most Expensive Weapons in the World (2012)

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List is screwed up.

Where is the B-2 Spirit ? The costliest piece of weaponry other than the carrier @ 1.1 billion apiece.?

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Both C-17 and B-2 were included in last year's list. Much of the gear shown here are relatively very new or going to be implemented soon.
 
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That means, india will also have one of the costliest weapon in the inventory..!!!!
Don't know, how navy even agreed to this deal ??
And they are going for 24 of P-8i,it's ridiculous man...:angry:
 
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^Currently 12 on order with additional orders planned. It's a deadly weapon, don't underestimate it.
 
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That means, india will also have one of the costliest weapon in the inventory..!!!!
Don't know, how navy even agreed to this deal ??
And they are going for 24 of P-8i,it's ridiculous man...:angry:

With China having tens of Submarines, it is the smartest move Indian Navy could have done.
 
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Wait so.. an aircraft carrier costs less than a destroyer? lol..

nvm, i understand, what your implying.
 
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Wait so.. an aircraft carrier costs less than a destroyer? lol..

nvm, i understand, what your implying.

Aircraft carrier is much more expensive if you add 30 fighter jets to it, and some 500 crew members and them lots of petrol, and the missiles for all the extra jets etc.
 
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Some real prosecurement prices for 2011 (without R&D):

Virginia clas submarine - 2,632 mln per unit
DDG 51 AEGIS destroyer - 1,486 mln
C-17 Globemaster - 293.2 mln
P-8A Poseidon - 284.4 mln
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye - 234.5 mln
RQ-4 Global Hawk - 214.8 mln
EA-18G Growler - 90.3 mln
F/A-18E Super Hornet - 81.2 mln
V-22 Osprey - 74.6 mln
C-130J Hercules - 63.9 mln
Trident II Ballistic missile - 46.1 mln
MQ-9 Reaper - 29 mln
CH-47F Chinook - 29 mln
MQ-1C Grey Eagle - 24 mln
UH-60 Black Hawk - 18.8 mln

http://comptroller.defense.gov/defbudget/fy2012/FY2012_Weapons.pdf
 
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