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To: sukhoi-30mki
U.S. Air Force assistant acquisition secretary Dr. William LaPlante said recently that the cost per round will be about $115,000

And we can put them on our $500 million airplanes, and eventually be able to afford about 5 of each.

The USA produced about 15,000 P-51's in WWII. At the time, it was cutting-edge technology and the best in the skys. Each copy cost $50,900. If you believe the US Bureau of Labor's inflation statistics, in today's dollars that is $650,000 per

11 posted on 06/12/2015 7:11:35 AM PDT by PGR88
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The USA produced about 15,000 P-51's in WWII. At the time, it was cutting-edge technology and the best in the skys. Each copy cost $50,900. If you believe the US Bureau of Labor's inflation statistics, in today's dollars that is $650,000 per

And in today's dollars, how much does a MANPADS cost, and how long would a P-51D survive against one?


30 posted on 06/12/2015 1:05:57 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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