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Research and development, manufacturing, training, it ended up being fantastically expensive. Remember, this was a highly capable analog computer that had to op
by astrodust 10y ago
Research and development, manufacturing, training, it ended up being fantastically expensive. Remember, this was a highly capable analog computer that had to operate in a difficult environment and even included a self-destruct feature.
http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/the-norden-bombsight-accurate-beyond-belief/ http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/the-norden-bombs...
> ...the cost of the entire program came to more than $1 billion.
- 24gttghh 10y agoSo the Norden cost $1B (~$12-14B now), the Atom bomb cost $2B (~$25-27B now), and the F-35 today is ~$150B over budget. How's that strike you?