Most Expensive Aircraft - F-22 Raptor

2). F-22 Raptor ($142.6 million)

The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is the most popular and most prolific of all the modern-day jet fighters. This single seat vessel is believed to be the best fighter aircraft in the world. This twin engine 5th generation aircraft which was developed by the US uses stealth technology.

F-22 was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter and is capable also of ground attack, electronic warfare and signal intelligence roles. It is claim that no aircraft can matched the F-22 Raptor and is regarded the most outstanding fighter plane ever built.

This 18.9 meter long fighter aircraft costs $142.6 million as of 2009. It has a breathtaking maximum speed of 1,500 mph. It is equipped with M61 A2 Gatling Gun, air-to-ground missiles and others.

Martin F-117 Nighthawk

Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk

origin : USA
Type : 'stealthy' attack warplane
Max Speed : 550 kt/646 mph
Max Range : 1,112 km / 691 miles

Dimensions : 
                       span 13.20 m / 43 ft 4 in 
                       length 20.08 m / 65 ft 11 in 
                       height 3.78 m / 12 ft 5 in
                       Weight : empty 13,608 kg / 30,000 lb                                 max. take-off 23,814 kg / 52,500 lb

Powerplant : 
two 4899-kg (10,800-lb) dry thrust General Electric F404-GE-F1D2 turbofans.

Armament : 
provision for 2268 kg (5,000 Ib) of disposable stores carried in a lower-fuselage weapon bay; standard weapons are the AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile, AGM-65 Maverick ASM. GBU-19 and GBU-27 optronically guided bombs, BLU-109 laser-guided bomb, and B61 free-fall nuclear bomb.

Operators : United States