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The cost of each hypersonic BrahMos missile is expected to be around $12.5 million. Firing just eight of them equals the cost of an F-35 fighter jet.The US spent overall $20 billion+ in R&D for the stealth bomber. Each B2 costs $2 billion. No one has such resources. We can but we refuse to become a developed nation with a gigantic central budget.
developing a B-2 Spirit-style stealth bomber is a more feasible long-term investment — especially since India has already developed the dry Kaveri engine, which is now undergoing certification for drones. Bomber drones typically use dry engines and do not require afterburning thrust. Deploying such an expensive and high-tech missile against a weak adversary like Pakistan may not be a justified or cost-effective strategy.