Aircraft | US$ million | |
1 | Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit (Strategic bomber) |
2,400 |
2 | Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (Stealth air superiority fighter) |
350 |
3 | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (Strategic/tactical airlifter) |
328 |
4 | Boeing P-8A Poseidon (Anti-submarine/anti-surface warfare) |
290 |
5 | Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel (Executive transport helicopter) |
241 |
6 | Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (Airborne early warning and control) |
232 |
7 | Rockwell B-1B Lancer (Strategic bomber) |
200 |
8 | Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Stealth multirole fighter) |
122 |
9 | Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (V/STOL transport) |
118 |
10 | Boeing EA-18G Growler (Electronic warfare) |
102 |
11 | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Multirole fighter) |
94 |
Eleven most expensive fighter jet aircraft in the world
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The total cost of 12 Osprey, stationed at Futenma airbase, is US$ 1.4 billion.
The total cost of 20 B-2 Spirit Bomber, that are in service, is US$ 48 billion.
Government budgets of most countries are less than US$ 48 billion.
(Only 51 governments spend more than US$ 48 billion; The annual expenditure of Cuban government is US$ 45 billion.)
日本の国家予算が US$ 2.5 trillion (US$ 2500 billion) で、
北朝鮮の国家予算が US$ 3.3 billion で、
普天間に配備されている12機のオスプレイの値段が US$ 1.4 billion で、
普天間に配備される予定の24機のオスプレイの値段が US$ 2.8 billion で、
現在任務についている20機の B-2 Spirit Bomber の値段が US$ 48 billion で、
それでも北朝鮮がアメリカや日本にとって脅威だというのはなんなのだろう。