The latest and greatest Ford class US aircraft carrier costs over $13 billion for the ship itself --- not counting any aircraft on board. According to a CBO st

The latest and greatest Ford class US aircraft carrier costs over $13 billion for the ship itself --- not counting any aircraft on board. According to a CBO study from January 2023, a hypersonic missile capable of destroying it is expected to cost the Pentagon $41 million each --- 0.3 percent of the cost of the ship --- aka target. These Long-Range Hypersonic Weapons (LRHW) are scheduled for delivery to the US military later this year. Russia and China supposedly have already deployed similar. Relatively speaking, these missiles are "low cost". https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-class-aircraft-carrier-the-us-navys-13000000000-mistake/ar-AA1oklNE https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-class-aircraf... https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11991 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11991