Fiscal Year 2001 Request for Selected Weapons
($ in Millions)
 

	Research & Development	Procurement	Number	FY'01 Total	Program's per Unit Cost
F/A-18E/F Fighter	19.2	3,061.4	42	3,080.6	86
F-22 Fighter	1,411.8	2,546.1	10	3,957.9	184
Joint Strike Fighter	856.7	----	----	856.7	73
C-17 Transport Aircraft	176.4	2,890.9	12	3,081.0	335
E-8C Joint STARS Reconnaissance Aircraft	144.1	283.2	1	427.3	557
V-22 Osprey Aircraft	148.2	1,694.9	20	1,843.1	79
RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter	614.0	----	----	614.0	26
AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter	17.4	757.6	----	775.0	18*
CVN-77 Aircraft Carrier	286.5	4,090.8	1	4,377.3	5,210
DDG-51 Destroyer	179.7	3,206.1	3	3,385.8	947
NSSN New Attack Submarine ("Virginia" Class)	320.4	1,711.2	1	2,031.6	2,172
LPD-17 Landing Ship	2.6	1,533.8	2	1,536.4	823
Trident II D-5 Missile	32.1	463.9	12	496.0	60
Tomahawk Cruise Missile	91.4	----	----	91.4	1.4
MILSTAR Communications Satellite	236.8	----	----	236.8	N/A
M1A2 Tank Upgrade	82.7	527.7	80	610.4	3.7*
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Upgrade	----	390.9	----	390.9	1.9*
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)	2.0	438.3	----	440.3	0.21
Crusader Artillery System	355.3	----	----	355.3	329

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, February 7, 2000.
Source: DoD, Procurement Programs, and Program Acquisition Costs by Weapons System, February, 2000. Per Unit costs are based on DoD's Selected Acquistion Report, November 23, 1999.

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