Twenty billion isn't the cost to manufacture this vehicle, it's the budget for the entire program which is developing about a dozen different systems (various manned and unmanned vehicles, launch systems, weapons systems, etc). This just happens to be one of the things they are developing. Not that it's money well spent,…
It's not just one prototype, or even close. It's an entire program intended to completely re-arm and restructure our army by 2030. https://www.fcs.army.mil/systems/index.html
THIS TANK DOES NOT COST $20 BILLION!!! A lot of you still seem to be under that mistaken impression... it's like assuming a Civic costs $500 million because Honda spent that much on research and development for their ENTIRE fleet of vehicles. The program's budget (which includes dozens of vehicles and systems being…
Definitely, that's the weak point in all tanks at the moment. If one is immobilized in a contained area it's very easy to damage it further or force it to be abandoned. Even that doesn't happen very often, though, except with very large IEDs or more modern anti tank rockets/rpgs. However, from what information i can dig up…
yes, and they're all pig-ugly. USA already has over 4000 abrams tanks, the most expensive version (M1A2) costing 6 million apiece. this thing will probably cost around 7-8 million, what with all the techy stuff stuffed into it. here's what the germans bought: its a PZH 2000. it outranges the FCS vehicle by at least 10km.…