The costs to the Department of Defense for the V22 program have certainly been vast. Due to the financial climate of the U.S. government this program has caused Congress and the public to take closer notice at this program and its cost. With a price of almost $100 million dollar per V22 aircraft, this program has “Each new Marine MV-22 costs approximately $74 million. The Air Force’s CV-22 variant costs more—approximately $84 million each—because it has added avionics such as a terrain-following radar and advanced defensive systems to protect it against radar and infrared missiles.” (Braganca, 2012). It has been reported that the fiscal 2013 budget proposal, the Pentagon cut the number of V22 purchases, shifting some of the aircrafts to later in the production plan. There is also a plan reduce the cost of the Bell Helicopter and Boeing manufactured items to broaden the procurements to other original equipment
The costs to the Department of Defense for the V22 program have certainly been vast. Due to the financial climate of the U.S. government this program has caused Congress and the public to take closer notice at this program and its cost. With a price of almost $100 million dollar per V22 aircraft, this program has “Each new Marine MV-22 costs approximately $74 million. The Air Force’s CV-22 variant costs more—approximately $84 million each—because it has added avionics such as a terrain-following radar and advanced defensive systems to protect it against radar and infrared missiles.” (Braganca, 2012). It has been reported that the fiscal 2013 budget proposal, the Pentagon cut the number of V22 purchases, shifting some of the aircrafts to later in the production plan. There is also a plan reduce the cost of the Bell Helicopter and Boeing manufactured items to broaden the procurements to other original equipment