10 Pesawat Militer Paling Mahal

A heavy bomber made by US, only 21 units were made and now only 20 reamins as one crashed in 2008. B-2 top our list of most expensive as each unit cost around $2.4 billion, yeah quite an expensive toy, but if you check the features of this aircraft, you will surely say that this aircraft is worthy of such a price tag. Let us give you brief overview of its capabilities, the THING is hard to detect via infrared, acoustic, electromagnetic, visual or radar signals or you can call it virtualy invisible. Thus giving it the stealth capability making it able to attack targets with less fear of retaliation.

2.F22-RAPTOR

This aircraft is second in our list, with each unit costing $350 million, not to mention it is the most expensive combat plane of the world and the best overall according to Lockheed Martin.The stealth, speed, precision, air to air and air to ground capablilities make it stand out from rest of the crowd.

3) C17A Globemaster III:

3) C17A Globemaster III:

This monstrous transport aircraft is worth $328 million a piece. Product of McDonnell Douglas, the primary use of aircraft includes moving troops into war zones, performing medical evacuations and conductting airdrop missions. Not to forget 190 of these are currently in service.

4) P-8A Poseidon:

Formerly known as the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA, this aircraft is created for US Navy. The purpose of this aircraft is to conduct anti-submarine warfare, shipping interdiction, survelliance and not to mention carrying variety of sea weapons which inlcudes torpedoes, depth charges, Harpoon anti-shipping missiles, sonobuoys. Oh, and the price is $290 million per plane.

5) VH-71 Kestrel:

Variant of VH-60, developed to replace the current aging fleet of of American President, each unit of this high tech helicopter costs $241 million. President Obama canceled the project due to its high cost and it was decided that the money will be spent on upgrading current VH-60N fleet. 

6) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye:

This is an upgrade to current all weather surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft of E-2X series. After upgrade, each unit will cost $232 million but it will increase the range of territory an aircraft can monitor by 300%.

7) F-35 Lightning II:

Part of the largest ever military contracted signed by Lockheed Martin in 2001, this aircraft was developed to replace current generation of aircrafts, part of Joint Strike Force Project which is between US and its allies. This beautiful war toy costs $122 million a piece.

8) V-22 Osprey:

Full name Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey and designed to perform missions like helicopter and aircraft, it is capable of a multi-mission, military, tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. Each place costs $118 million.

9) EA-18G Growler:



A specialized version of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet, this light armed light weight aircraft is designed for electronic warfare such as finding and disrupting anti-aircraft radar. Worth of each plane stands at $102 million.

10 )F/A-18 Hornet:



This carrier capable aircraft is the first strike aircraft (capable of attcaking both ground and air targets) for US. This aircraft is at the bottom of our list with cost of $94 million per unit.


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