1. B-2 Spirit Bomber
Price – $2.1 billion
This may be extremely expensive, but it’s one impressive aircraft. The Northrop B-2 Spirit might as well belong in an alien-fighting movie thanks to its design, but there’s more to it than looks. Also known as the Stealth Bomber, the B-2 Spirit is a heavy strategic bomber that’s extremely stealthy. It is designed to fly a crew of two and can carry conventional and thermonuclear weapons.
Its first flight took place in 1989 and was officially introduced in 1997. The procurement cost was estimated at $929 million per aircraft back in 1997, although the development, engineering and testing rose the price to $2.1 billion.
The Stealth Bomber saw numerous combat situations, including during the Kosovo War, the Afghan War, the Iraq War and more.
The extreme price has limited the number of aircraft to 21. The B-2 Spirit Bomber wraps up the list of the 11 most expensive military planes in the world.
