When National Defense Knows No Budget: The Most Expensive Military Vehicles in History

1. MiG-35 Assembly

Joined the Service in 2007 Produced by: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG Price: *$48.6 million The MiG-35 Fulcrum is a fourth generation jet fighter manufactured by UAC. The MiG-29M and 29K fighters served as the basis for the MiG-35. The first time the MiG-35 Fulcrum, also known as Fulcrum-F in NATO reporting, shown off to large audiences was at the Aero India Air Show in 2007.

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Twitter.com / @defencelive / MiG-35 Fulcrum The Fulcrum was designed by United Aircraft Co. in both single-seat and two-seat versions. Comparing the fighter to its predecessors, it boasts more sophisticated avionics and weaponry systems. Its optical locator system, which enables it to perform multi-role missions independently of ground-control interception systems, is one example of its cutting-edge equipment. AESA radar is also compatible with the Fulcrum.

2. Air Force One

Joined the Service in 1990 Produced by: Boeing Price: *$660 million The USAF aircraft carrying the president uses Air Force One as their traffic control call signal. When the USAF started to worry about the safety of utilizing commercial aircraft to carry the president, the idea of having a plane specially built for the purpose emerged in the early 1940s.

Facebook.com / Air Force One @Air Force One The C-54 Skymaster was the original Air Force One. The Boeing 747-8 aircraft has been selected as Air Force One's aircraft. In order to comply with security regulations, Boeing said in 2017 that it would transform two abandoned Transaero aircraft that were being kept in the Mojave Desert into Air Force One aircraft.