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The cost of key US weapons like artillery shells for Ukraine is soaring
Business Insider ^ | 3/16/24 | Michael Peck

Posted on 03/17/2024 7:58:59 AM PDT by hardspunned

Maintenance costs have risen for many US weapons, including some crucial systems by Ukraine or likely to be deployed in a conflict with China.

In particular, operating and support costs for the M982 Excalibur โ€” a GPS-guided 155-mm artillery shell supplied to Ukraine โ€” nearly doubled between 2011 and 2022 to roughly $100,000 per shell, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Such problems are baked into the military procurement system. The sticker price of a weapon, such as a jet fighter, only reflects a fraction of what it will cost to maintain that weapon over its lifetime. "Operating and support (O&S) costs historically account for approximately 70 percent of a weapon system's total life-cycle cost, which is the cost to operate and sustain the system from initial operations through the end of its life," GAO explained. "Included in the costs are repair parts, depot and field maintenance, contract services, engineering support, and personnel, among other things."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bankrupt; bidenlegacy; itsover; killkillkillforpeace; letsgobrandon; mic; neocons
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

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41 posted on 03/17/2024 1:23:14 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Moonmad27

Yep feed the homeless etc - if you cannot see it, then try another country. DLTDHYOTWO


42 posted on 03/17/2024 1:24:27 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: hardspunned

Artillery shells aren’t weapons.


43 posted on 03/17/2024 3:04:23 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

Artillery pieces arenโ€™t weapons without shells.


44 posted on 03/17/2024 3:10:02 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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