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发帖数: 22479 | 1 How much the US's 'mother of all bombs' really costs
Alex Lockie
Apr. 14, 2017, 4:24 PM 117,262
MOAB bombA Massive Ordnance Air Blast weapon, commonly known as the "Mother
of All Bombs,” being prepared for testing at the Eglin Air Force Armament
Center in 2003. DoD Photo
The US's Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb does not cost $314 million, or $16
million, but $170,000 a unit, the US Air Force told Business Insider on
Friday.
The weapon, whose acronym inspired the nickname "Mother of All Bombs," was
produced by the Air Force, not by a third party like Lockheed or Boeing, "so
we don't have a standard procurement cost associated with them," an Air
Force official said.
The $170,000 figure makes sense considering a general-purpose 1,000-pound MK
-83 costs about $12,000. The MOAB simply features more high explosives and
larger fins to direct the GPS-guided munition.
Many outlets, including The New York Times and Business Insider,
inaccurately stated the cost of the MOAB as being in the millions. Business
Insider's article has since been corrected to reflect this information.
http://www.businessinsider.com/real-cost-of-moab-mother-of-all-bombs-170-000-2017-4 |
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