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Wiki also says that B-21 is projected to cost 213B$ for 100 planes over 30 years. So you get 2.13B$ again. Projected costs are also likely to increase (of cours
by yread 3y ago
Wiki also says that B-21 is projected to cost 213B$ for 100 planes over 30 years. So you get 2.13B$ again. Projected costs are also likely to increase (of course! I can't estimate how much time one screen is gonna take me, can't imagine estimating 30 years worth of stuff)
- ianburrell 3y agoThe $203B is the total program cost. It includes the 30 years of operating costs which are more than development and acquisition. The unit cost is currently estimated to be $700 million. The B-2 $2B is 1992 unit cost. Inflation means more like $4B. Plus, the B-2 are pretty expensive to operate which is why the B-21 will replace the B-2 first.
- giantrobot 3y agoThe Air Force planned to order more than 100 B-2s when the program was started but Congress cut the order down to fewer than two dozen. So the cost per plane ballooned because the development costs had to be amortized of a smaller number of airframes.