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Re: Cost of MOAB is actually a lot less than has been reported 

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I heard 13,000,000 a piece and the $314 000,000 for 20 we supposedly bought..........




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Cost of MOAB is actually a lot less than has been reported
By: Beldin
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Sat, 15 Apr 17 3:40 AM
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/14/heres-how-much-mother-of-all-bombs-actually-cost-according-to-the-air-force/

When they were first manufactured in 2003, they cost about $170,000 each. 

"Multiple news outlets reported Thursday that each Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), or Mother of All Bombs, bomb cost $16 million, with a total program cost of $314 million. Those figures were likely gleaned from a misreading of an Los Angeles Times article about a different bomb, and a questionable military asset website, TheDCNF reported Thursday."

I'd say that was $170,000 well spent. 


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