On 3/30/2011 3:29 AM, harry wrote:
On Mar 29, 3:14 pm, Jim wrote:
G. wrote :

wrote:

OT What does a Tomohawk missile really cost?

CNN keeps saying 1.4 mil/per.

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_di...&tid=1300&ct=2

says $569,000 each.
it doesn't say if that includes warhead.
I doubt it. a nuke WH(TLAM-N) would substantially raise the cost.
I don't believe the conventional WH is going to cost $831K,more than the
Tomahawk itself.



Which is actually pretty cheap compared to sending in manned aircraft.

You don't risk a pilot....
but you usually get the piloted aircraft back and can reuse it.
and you can attack multiple targets,and targets of opportunity.

TLAM is good for high-risk targets.

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But neither do you have to find and train pilots. As you don't have
to carry//support the pilot, the aircraft will be much smaller.

Air wars in the future will be fought with drones/robot planes.
All you need to win is the production line and the best technology/
tactics.
These robot aircraft willbe able to perform high G manouvers that no
human pilot could survive.
They are being designed right now in Europe and, I imagine, America
and Russia.

Lots of tongue wagging about remotely piloted fighter aircraft in all
the technology TV programs and much has been written in science and
technology publications too. I imagine it will be a lot like the F-117
Nighthawk Stealth Fighter that flew for years before it was revealed.
Suddenly we will find out that new tech RPV's have been secretly used
in The Middle East to go after terrorists and take down other fighters.

TDD