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<b>1. Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit</b></div>
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The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, better known as the Stealth Bomber, can
 launch conventional and nuclear weapons against the most heavily 
protected enemy lines on earth thanks to its ability to evade radar 
detection. Originally, it was supposed to be manufactured in a run of 
132, but it was so expensive that the initial 1987 order was slashed to 
21. The cost of the B-2 program in 1997 was $737 million, or just over 
$1 billion today. Combined with procurement costs, the B-2 Spirit costs 
over $2 billion. The craft was first used during the Kosovo War in 1999,
 and it has been used successfully in Iraq and Afghanistan as well. They
 have also been used during the 2011 Libyan uprising, according to the 
BBC.No other country on earth has a larger defense budget than the 
United States. According to the Department of Defense, its base budget 
for fiscal year 2010 is over $500 billion, with another $130 billion to 
bolster the War on Terrorism and another $33 billion in supplemental 
spending on top of that. And that’s not to mention Homeland Security or 
nuclear arsenal maintenance.A lot of this money is spent on aircraft, 
tanks and ships, all of which are top – of – line and represent the 
furthest advances in military technology. In other words, they cost a 
lot of money.</div>
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<b>2. Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey</b></div>
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The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey is a versatile aircraft with vertical 
takeoff and landing capabilities similar to those of a helicopter. 
However, it’s much faster than any existing chopper and it can fly at 
speeds as high as those of conventional turboprop airplanes. It was 
first used for combat in 2007 in Iraq, and the Marine Corps intends to 
use them in Afghanistan by late 2011. Unfortunately, the Osprey was 
plagued by a series of accidents during its design and testing phase 
between 1991 and 2000, and during that period the aircraft was involved 
in multiple accidents that caused thirty fatalities. Since 2008, the 
Osprey program has cost $27 billion, and as of 2010, each unit has cost 
$67 million.</div>
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<b>3. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)</b></div>
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Named for World War II veteran and former President of the United 
States, George H. W. Bush, the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is the 
final Nimitz supercarrier to be produced for the US Navy. It was 
commissioned in 2001 and built by Northrop Grumman for a cost of $6.2 
billion.<br />
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The carrier was completed in 2009, and is docked in Virginia. At almost 
1,100 feet in length, it’s one of the longest warships in the world. Its
 top speed is over 30 knots, which it reaches with the help of two 
onboard nuclear reactors. This power source is capable of keeping the 
ship running for more than twenty years without once having to refuel.</div>
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<b>4. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II</b></div>
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The F-35 Lightning II was developed as part of a joint program between 
the US, the UK and other allies known as the Joint Strike Fighter 
program. It was developed for use in air, ground and reconnaissance 
missions, it has a wingspan of 35 feet and a length of over 51 feet. Its
 internal fuel capacity is over 18,000 pounds and it can reach speeds of
 1,200 miles per hour.<br />
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The F-35 Lightning II is armed with a 4-barreled Gatling cannon and 
eight types of missiles, and if all else fails, it also has a B61 
nuclear bomb. The cost for one aircraft is $122 million. The US plans to
 purchase over 2,000 units, at a cost of $323 billion. When this deal 
was cut in 2001, it made Lockheed Martin the recipient of the largest 
military contract in history.</div>
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<b>5. McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet</b></div>
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The F/A-18 Hornet was introduced by McDonnell Douglas and is 
manufactured by Boeing, who acquired the company in 1997. After making 
it maiden voyage in 1978, it was introduced in 1983 and since then, it 
has been used in a variety of capacities. It was used in Operation 
Desert Storm, and it’s the featured aircraft of the Blue Angels, the 
U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron. However, its primary 
functions are reconnaissance and air support.<br />
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The Hornet can reach a maximum speed of 1190 miles per hour, and it can 
climb up to 50,000 feet in a minute. Outside of the US, the fighter is 
used by the armed forces of such countries as Australia, Canada and 
Switzerland, and it has appeared in the 1996 science fiction film 
Independence Day as the aircraft used to defeat the alien menace. A 2006
 report by the US Navy estimated that the cost of one unit is $57 
million.</div>
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<b>6. Boeing EA-18G Growler</b></div>
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The Boeing EA-18G Growler is a carrier-based fighter used for electronic
 warfare. It can disrupt radar and jam an enemy communication system 
with electromagnetic radiation and directed-energy weapons. Because of 
its use as an electronic warfare fighter, it carries no guns, although 
it carries missiles for self-defense.<br />
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The Growler is a modified version of the F/A-18F Super Hornet, and it’s 
relatively new; it went into production in 2007 and only began operating
 in September 2009. The aircraft has a wingspan of over 44 feet and a 
length of over 60 feet. According to the US Navy, it costs $67 million 
to manufacture a single unit.</div>
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<b>7. Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle</b></div>
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The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle had its fifteen minutes of fame when 
2008 presidential candidate John McCain cited the amphibious assault 
vehicle as the basis for a costly program that was wasting billions of 
taxpayer dollars. Developed for the US Marine Corps, it is deployed at 
sea and transports a full marine rifle squad to shore, then operates on 
land with the full capabilities of a tank.<br />
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The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle is manufactured by General Dynamics, 
and the cost for each unit is over $22 million. To date, the program, 
which is expected to be complete in 2015, has a project cost of $15 
billion, $3 billion of which has already been spent. The Bowles-Simpson 
Commission has recommended that the program be cancelled, and Secretary 
of Defense Gates said in January 2011 that he believes the program 
should end.</div>
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<b>8. Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye</b></div>
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The E-2 Hawkeye is an airborne early warning aircraft that dates back to
 the 1960s. It has been upgraded to the E-2B and E-2C models when 
advances were made to its radar and communications capabilities, but the
 most recent model, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, is the most sophisticated
 yet. It features a new radar system that triples the craft’s ability to
 monitor territory.<br />
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The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, which took its first flight in 2007, costs 
$232 million to produce. It features a brand new avionics suite, 
complete with satellite communications capability, and the capability 
for midair refueling. According to Northrup Grumman, the aircraft began 
delivery to the US Navy in 2010.</div>
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<b>9. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III</b></div>
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The C17A Globemaster III is a military transport aircraft in operation 
since 1993. The plane, which can drop over 100 paratroopers into a war 
zone at one time, has been used to move troops into Iraq and 
Afghanistan, and has also been used to deliver humanitarian aid and 
perform medical evacuations.<br />
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The price for one unit is $191 million. McDonnell Douglas developed it 
during the 1980s for strategic and tactical airlift, and it’s used by 
the militaries of the U . K . and Canada, as well as by NATO. Both the 
United Arab Emirates and India are planning to use the aircraft as well.</div>
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<b>10. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor</b></div>
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According to its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, the F-22 Raptor is the 
best combat aircraft on earth. While this might seem tantamount to 
saying your son is brilliant, one look at the aircraft’s capabilities 
actually bears out the manufacturer’s statement. It can break the sound 
barrier, it can avoid detection by radar and it can shoot down cruise 
missiles.<br />
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Unfortunately, an Air Force budget document estimated that one unit 
costs $150 million, with an overall program cost of $65 billion. The 
high price inspired the Defense Department to call for the program’s end
 in 2009. The Senate voted to end it in July of that year, and when the 
military policy bill was signed into law three months later, funding for
 further production of the F-22 had been cut.</div>
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