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Maybe because we don't buy that many? The procurement for 2023 [1, p. 73] was 383 missiles (all AIM-9X) for a total of $171 MM. That's for both the USAF and th
by credit_guy 4y ago
Maybe because we don't buy that many?
The procurement for 2023 [1, p. 73] was 383 missiles (all AIM-9X) for a total of $171 MM. That's for both the USAF and the US Navy. This allows for about 1 missile per day for fire practice. Which means the vast majority of the pilots don't get to actually shoot one (there are about 20000 active pilots in the USAF and USN together).
[1] https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2023/FY2023_Weapons.pdf https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudg...