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Offline TomSea

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How much the US's 'mother of all bombs' really costs
« on: April 15, 2017, 01:18:41 pm »
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How much the US's 'mother of all bombs' really costs
    Alex Lockie

 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.

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Re: How much the US's 'mother of all bombs' really costs
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2017, 03:57:59 pm »
You mean those Occupy Democrats memes about spending $314 Million to kill 34 Muslims are wrong?

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Re: How much the US's 'mother of all bombs' really costs
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2017, 10:04:59 pm »
Interesting that the left media never complained about the cost of the missiles fires from "drones" directed by Obono.
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