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      Fiscal Year 2002 Request for Selected Weapons
      ($ in Millions)


      >
       FY'01
    Total

    Quantity
    FY'02
    Request

    Quantity
    Program's per
    Unit Cost
    F/A-18E/F Fighter 2,850.6 39 3,156.4 48 85.4
    F-22 Fighter 3,921.8 10 3,879.0 13 181.6
    Joint Strike Fighter 682.2 ---- 1,536.8 ---- 73
    C-17 Transport Aircraft 3,015.6 12 3,795.0 15 334.8
    C-130 Cargo Aircraft (All Services) 625.1 5 599.1 6 82.3
    E-8C Joint STARS Reconnaissance Aircraft 543.8 1 584.4 1 537.3
    B-2 Bomber 214.3 ---- 218.1 ---- 2,200
    V-22 Osprey Aircraft 1,699.1 9 1,760.1 12 83.2
    RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter 608.4 ---- 787.9 ---- 39.7
    AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter 755.0 ---- 918.1 ---- 18*
    H-60 "Blackhawk" Helicopter (All Services) 750.6 33 551.5 25 18.3
    CVN-77 Aircraft Carrier 4,038.1 1 138.9 ---- 5,299.9
    DDG-51 Destroyer 3131.4 3 2,996.0 3 962.2
    SSN-774 "Virginia" Attack Submarine 1,700.8 1 2,293.2 12,189.3
    LPD-17 Landing Ship 556.8 ---- 421.3 ---- 891.7
    Trident II D-5 Missile 439.3 12 567.2 12 60.0
    Tomahawk Cruise Missile ---- ---- 50.1 34 1.3
    MILSTAR Communications Satellite 235.2 ---- 232.1 ---- N/A
    M1A2 Abrams Tank Upgrade 594.9 ---- 834.8 ---- 3.7*
    Bradley Fighting Vehicle Upgrade 473.4 ---- 414.9 ---- 1.9*
    Interim Armored Vehicle (IAV) 928.4 424 662.6 326 N/A
    Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) 471.2 ---- 467.4 ---- 0.21
    Crusader Artillery System 352.1 ---- 447.9 ---- N/A

    NOTES: * Indicates the per unit cost of the base system, without including costs associated with the current upgrade program.

    Prepared by Christopher Hellman, Senior Analyst, July 12, 2001.
    Source: DoD, Procurement Programs, and RDT&E Programs, July, 2001. Per Unit costs are based on DoD's Selected Acquistion Report, December 11, 2000.


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