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To: Ish who wrote (40105)	3/26/1999 9:10:00 AM
From: nuke44	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

I believe you are referring to the BGM-109 Tomahawk missile which goes for about $1.3 million per unit. It is used only by the Navy as opposed to the AGM-86C (CALCM) employed by the Air Force. This weapon (AGM-86C) has a greater payload and greater range with redundant guidance systems including GPS and TFR capabilities with man in the loop mid course correction if necessary. All of the AGM-86Cs were converted from the nuclear AGM-86B nuclear ALCM version at a cost of about $16 million per missile. There is a new version that has been successfully tested within the last 4 months, the AGM-86D with a warhead designed for destroying hardened targets. In tests at Eglin Air Force Base, they have successfully destroyed targets after penetrating 15 feet of steel reinforced hardened concrete. The D models are also being converted from the B models at a cost comparable to the C models. Incidentally, the cost for retooling and starting production of new AGM-86 missiles is estimated to be about $30 million per unit. The advent of newer, smarter, much cheaper systems, makes that a non-option.