Pentagon: $550 Million Spent on Libyan Mission
The military operation in Libya has cost the U.S. government about $550 million so far, with much of the tab coming from munitions such as Tomahawk missiles, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Costs will continue to build up, though at a smaller rate as the U.S. takes on a more supporting role. “Future costs are highly uncertain,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Cmdr. Kathleen Kesler. She said that the U.S. will likely spend another $40 million over the next several weeks, as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization takes the lead against Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
As of Monday, U.S. warships had fired nearly 200 Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, costing roughly $1 million apiece, at Libyan targets. U.S. aircraft had dropped 455 precision-guided bombs. Those weapons vary in price, but according to an Air Force fact sheet, Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits — which convert a “dumb” bomb into a guided weapon – cost roughly $22,000 each.
The government’s assessment doesn’t include the cost of the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter that crashed in Libya last week.
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The military operation in Libya has cost the U.S. government about $550 million so far, with much of the tab coming from munitions such as Tomahawk missiles, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Costs will continue to build up, though at a smaller rate as the U.S. takes on a more supporting role. “Future costs are highly uncertain,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Cmdr. Kathleen Kesler. She said that the U.S. will likely spend another $40 million over the next several weeks, as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization takes the lead against Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
As of Monday, U.S. warships had fired nearly 200 Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, costing roughly $1 million apiece, at Libyan targets. U.S. aircraft had dropped 455 precision-guided bombs. Those weapons vary in price, but according to an Air Force fact sheet, Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits — which convert a “dumb” bomb into a guided weapon – cost roughly $22,000 each.
The government’s assessment doesn’t include the cost of the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter that crashed in Libya last week.
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