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25 Most Expensive Fighter Jets

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5. $107.7 million – F-117 Nighthawk

most expensive fighter jets, F-117
Two specially painted F-117 Nighthawks fly on one of their last missions. The F-117s were retired March 11 in a farewell ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Senior Master Sgt. Kim Frey, U.S. Air Force

Contracted, designed and built in secrecy, the F-117 is the U.S. Air Force’s first stealth aircraft. Even breaking the numbered naming norm of American fighters was a move to confuse the enemy. The F-117 Nighthawk would have been F-19. This stealth attack aircraft entered service in 1982 and officially retired in 2008. Two General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofans power the F-117 Nighthawk, giving it a max speed of over 700 mph. It comes in at No. 5 on the list of most expensive military jets in the world. This list most expensive military jets in the world is compiled by Military Machine.

F-117 Cost: $107.7 million