Re:The US Army spent millions developing giant, six-legged w...
by credit_guy on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:45PM
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A little numbers correction: it's more like $11 MM per tank. And not to build, to refurbish.
More precisely: for the 2020 fiscal year, the US Army did not procure any new M1 Abrams tank, and is not budgeting any for the 2021 year either. Instead it is modernizing existing tanks at a cost of $1.7 BN for 165 units in '20, and $1 BN for 89 units in '21. This comes at about $10.6 MM per tank.
More precisely: for the 2020 fiscal year, the US Army did not procure any new M1 Abrams tank, and is not budgeting any for the 2021 year either. Instead it is modernizing existing tanks at a cost of $1.7 BN for 165 units in '20, and $1 BN for 89 units in '21. This comes at about $10.6 MM per tank.
[1] https://www.asafm.army.mil/Portals/72/Documents/BudgetMateri...
[2] https://www.asafm.army.mil/Portals/72/Documents/BudgetMateri...