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The cost of her construction was split, with USL contributing 25 million and the US government 20 million. However, the government also paid an additional 25 million for the incorporation of 'national defense features' into her design, which brought her cost to a total of 71.08 million, even though the ship itself was only 44.4 million. [3]: 227
The series, four years in planning, began on 18 January 2010 and was broadcast over 20 weeks. [1] A book to accompany the series, A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor, was published by Allen Lane on 28 October 2010. [2] The entire series is also available for download along with an audio version of the book for purchase.
The USN estimated the cost for remanufacture of each aircraft to be US$23–30 million, instead of $30 million for each new-built aircraft, while the GAO estimated the cost per new aircraft at $24 million. [47] Nevertheless, the program continued and, in 2003, the 72nd and last AV-8B to be remanufactured for the USMC was delivered. [41]
The unit cost of the H-60 models varies due to differences in specifications, equipment and quantities. For example, the unit cost of the Army's UH-60L Black Hawk is $5.9 million while the Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk has a unit cost of $10.2 million. [citation needed]
In December 2019, 100 buildings were evacuated to remove a 500-pound (230 kg) World War II bomb found on Okinawa's Camp Kinser. [ 85 ] On 2 October 2024, more than 80 flights were cancelled at Miyazaki Airport after a previously unknown 500-pound (230 kg) bomb dropped by U.S. forces during World War II detonated under a taxiway , leaving a ...
List of most expensive paintings. Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1500) This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record is approximately US$ 450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi (c. 1500). The painting was sold in November 2017, [1][2] through ...
By 2007, the DOE announced it was seeking to double the size of the Yucca Mountain repository to a capacity of 135,000 metric tons (149,000 short tons), or 300 million pounds. [43] The tunnel boring machine (TBM) that excavated the main tunnel cost $13 million and was 400 ft (120 m) long when in operation. It now sits at its exit point at the ...
An estimate in February 2007 placed the initial construction cost of One World Trade Center at about $3 billion, or $1,150 per square foot ($12,400/m 2). [57] In January 2008, two cranes were moved onto the site. Construction of the tower's concrete core, which began after the cranes arrived, [56] reached street level by May 17.