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      Fiscal Year 2000 Request for Selected Weapons
      ($ in Millions)
       
         Research & Development Procurement Military 
      Construction
      Number Total
      F/A-18E/F Fighter 142.6 2,923.7 ---- 36 3,066.3
      F-22 Fighter 1,222.2 1,852.1 ---- 6 3,074.3
      Joint Strike Fighter 476.9 ---- ---- ---- 476.9
      B-2 Bomber 201.8 167.4 5.4 ---- 374.6
      F-16 Fighter Aircraft 112.5 328.3 ---- 10 440.8
      C-17 Transport Aircraft 170.7 3,385.0 6.2 15 3,561.9
      E-8C Joint STARS Reconnaissance Aircraft

      130.5

      352.5

      ----

      1

      483.0

      V-22 Osprey Aircraft 182.9 985.8 ---- 10 1,168.7
      RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter

      427.1

      ----

      ----

      ----

      427.1

      AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter

      ---

      773.5

      ----

      ----

      773.5

      DDG-51 Destroyer 176.0 2,752.0 ---- 3 2,928.0
      SSN-21 Seawolf Submarine 38.5 27.9 ---- ---- 66.4
      NSSN New Attack Submarine
      ("Virginia" Class)

      357.2

      748.5

      ----

      ----

      1,105.7

      LPD-17 Landing Ship 2.6 1,520.5 ---- 2 1,523.1
      Trident II D-5 Missile 45.9 491.1 ---- 12 537.0
      Tomahawk Cruise Missile 147.2 50.9 ---- 148 198.1
      MILSTAR Communications Satellite

      361.3

      ----

      ----

      ----

      361.3

      M1A2 Tank Upgrade 12.1 646.2 ---- 120 658.3
      Bradley Fighting Vehicle Upgrade

      3.2

      345.6

      ----

      ----

      348.8

      Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)

      2.0

      425.9

      ----

      2,179

      427.9

      Crusader Artillery System 343.9 ---- ---- ---- 343.9

      Prepared by Chris Hellman, Senior Research Analyst, February 1, 1999.
      Source: DoD, Procurement Programs, and Program Acquisition Costs by Weapons System, February, 1999.


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