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Unit Cost: $56.5 million (includes four aircraft with sensors, ground control station and Predator Primary satellite link) (fiscal 2011 dollars) (Current as of

• defrost 4y ago
  Interesting detail about military costs though; Is that "having the unit" cost or is it "broken unit replacement cost" ? Per "unit" (for some value of "unit") costs frequently include the averaged out development and daily support costs which are not insignificant. Eg: as a silly extreme example, a unit broom cost might include three thousand years of prior art broom development along with the costs of having a ten man team dedicated to being available 24/7/365 to use the broom along with a wood working and paint shop to maintain and oil the broom. This is somewhat higher than the actual cost of replacing a snapped single broom.
• ianburrell 4y ago
  That is $14 million per unit in 2011 or $18 million today dollars. I found procurement for 2021-2022 for $34 to 37 million.