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32 IS fighters dead in US-led Syria raids, Assad slams UK vote
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32 IS fighters dead in US-led Syria raids, Assad slams UK vote"
32 IS fighters dead, woo, we're good at killing.
"The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said at least 32 fighters had been killed in some 15 strikes on the IS stronghold of Raqa province in northern Syria."
32 dead from 15 airstrikes. That's an average of 2 fighters killed per airstrike. How much does an airstrike cost?
How Much Will Airstrikes On IS Cost Taxpayer?
Murdoch's Sky says it costs the British 1 million pounds airstrike, at least.
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According to a Ministry of Defence report to Parliament in 2010, each Tornado flight costs £35,000 per hour.
Typically, two Tornados fly each mission, lasting anywhere between four and eight hours.
So let's land somewhere in the middle: a six-hour mission costs a basic £210,000.
Then we have to consider the cost of the missiles.
The expected payload would be four Paveway bombs, £22,000 each, and two Brimstone missiles, £105,000 per unit.
So let's say that's £508,000 per aircraft in total, just a smidgen over £1m per mission.
If they carry Storm Shadows at £800,000 a pop, then the cost rises considerably."
U.S. Airstrikes In Syria Against ISIS May Cost As Much As $10 Billion
"If anything underlines how high that cost will be, it’s the combat debut of the F-22 Raptor, which costs $68,000 per hour to operate. That does not include the price of its vast array of weapons, such as Sidewinder missiles and small-diameter bombs, coming in at $600,000 and $250,000 each, respectively."
So, a Tornado costs $53,000 an hour and the Raptor costs $68,000 an hour, so we're increasing costs, plus the weapons might also cost more.
With one million pounds coming in at $1.5 million dollars. It costs maybe $800,000 to kill a person in Syria.
Good use of money?
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32 IS fighters dead in US-led Syria raids, Assad slams UK vote"
32 IS fighters dead, woo, we're good at killing.
"The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said at least 32 fighters had been killed in some 15 strikes on the IS stronghold of Raqa province in northern Syria."
32 dead from 15 airstrikes. That's an average of 2 fighters killed per airstrike. How much does an airstrike cost?
How Much Will Airstrikes On IS Cost Taxpayer?
Murdoch's Sky says it costs the British 1 million pounds airstrike, at least.
"
According to a Ministry of Defence report to Parliament in 2010, each Tornado flight costs £35,000 per hour.
Typically, two Tornados fly each mission, lasting anywhere between four and eight hours.
So let's land somewhere in the middle: a six-hour mission costs a basic £210,000.
Then we have to consider the cost of the missiles.
The expected payload would be four Paveway bombs, £22,000 each, and two Brimstone missiles, £105,000 per unit.
So let's say that's £508,000 per aircraft in total, just a smidgen over £1m per mission.
If they carry Storm Shadows at £800,000 a pop, then the cost rises considerably."
U.S. Airstrikes In Syria Against ISIS May Cost As Much As $10 Billion
"If anything underlines how high that cost will be, it’s the combat debut of the F-22 Raptor, which costs $68,000 per hour to operate. That does not include the price of its vast array of weapons, such as Sidewinder missiles and small-diameter bombs, coming in at $600,000 and $250,000 each, respectively."
So, a Tornado costs $53,000 an hour and the Raptor costs $68,000 an hour, so we're increasing costs, plus the weapons might also cost more.
With one million pounds coming in at $1.5 million dollars. It costs maybe $800,000 to kill a person in Syria.
Good use of money?
