The 10 Most Expensive Weapons in the Pentagon’s Arsenal

The 10 Most Expensive Weapons in the Pentagon’s Arsenal

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Joint Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle - $50 billion

Cost per unit: $1 million

Conceived during the darkest days of the Iraq war when U.S. vehicles were hit several times daily by land mines and other improvised explosive devices, the U.S. spent around $50 billion to produce 27,000 MRAPS to counter insurgent forces. At a cost of $1 million each, the lumbering vehicles quickly became beloved by the troops.

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