The following totals are based only on what has been confirmed by the Defense Department or by a military spokesperson in a press report. It is likely that the munitions mix is slightly different than shown. For instance, GlobalSecurity.org claims "a handful" of the $1.54 million AGM-142 Have Naps were dropped on Afghanistan, but I could only confirm the use of one. Also, as suggested in the subtitle, it does not include any bombs dropped after December 10th, when some of the war's heaviest bombing occurred. That data will be added to the table if it becomes available (however, GlobalSecurity.org's John Pike told me that it's unlikely any more information will be released by the government).
| Munition Type | Quantity Dropped | Unit Cost ($) | Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGM-109 Tomahawk | 88 | 1,000,000 | 88,000,000 |
| AGM-142 Have Nap | 1 | 1,540,000 | 1,540,000 |
| Laser Guided Bombs (GBU-10 Paveway II , GBU-12 Paveway II , GBU-16 Paveway II) |
2,506 | 26,100 | 65,406,600 |
| GBU-37 Bunker Buster | 1 | 231,250 | 231,250 |
| GPS Guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) (GBU-29 JDAM, GBU-30 JDAM, GBU-31 JDAM, GBU-32 JDAM) |
4,600 | 25,600 | 117,760,000 |
| Cluster Bombs (CBU-103/CBU-87) |
600 | 13,941 | 8,364,600 |
| "Dumb" Bombs (Mk 81 , Mk 82 , Mk 83) |
4,200 | 1,000 | 4,200,000 |
| BLU-82 Daisy Cutter | 4 | 27,318 | 109,272 |
| TOTAL: | 285,611,722 | ||
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