Plane crashes can set countries back hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars in expenses.

Here are the 5 most expensive military plane crashes of the last decade and happened outside of wartime and is the result of either human or technological error.

The B2 Crash Of 2008 – $1.4 Billion

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B2 Stealth Bombers is valued at around $1.4 billion. Their radar-evading technology and falcon body shape make them one of the most undetectable planes in the sky.

The B2 Crash Of 2008 – $1.4 Billion

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On the 23rd of February 2008 a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, named Spirit of Kansas, bit the dust on the runway of Andersen Airforce base in the United States.

British F-35 Plane Crash – $120 Million

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Headlines went soaring when a Royal Airforce pilot crashed his F-35 plane into the Mediterranean in 2021 during a routine training mission. 

BRITISH F-35 PLANE CRASH – $120 MILLION

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Upon descent, he lost control and landed the stealth fighter jet in the ocean, missing the aircraft carrier completely.

BRITISH F-35 PLANE CRASH – $120 MILLION

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Its onboard technology is priceless and the plane itself is valued at over £100 million, which is around $120 million

US Marine Corp F-35B Plane Crash – $115 Million

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The $115 million Lockheed F-35B Stealth Fighter was under the control of a Marine Airman when the pilot lost control and the plane crashed to the ground 

US Marine Corp F-35B Plane Crash – $115 Million

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The cause of the incident was very hush, hush, but perhaps the pilots are struggling with the new vertical landing format offered by this plane.

US Navy Plane Crash Of F-35C – $100+ Million

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This, the third most expensive plane crash ($100 million +), involves the US Navy and an F-35C version of the Stealth Fighter.

Russian SU-57 Stealth Fighter Crash – $50 Million

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The Sukhoi Aviation SU-57 Stealth Fighters cost around half the value of F-35s.

Russian SU-57 Stealth Fighter Crash – $50 Million

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While several have been shot down in the ensuing war between Russia and Ukraine, a $50 million plane crash took place in December 2021 without a missile or bullet in sight. 

Russian SU-57 Stealth Fighter Crash – $50 Million

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The plane crash took place in January 2022 in the South China Sea as the American naval forces were parading their might off the coast of China.

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