The United States Air Force is replacing it's F-15 Eagle jet fighter even though none of the 918 air superiority fighters will exceed their economic service lives until 2014. The F-22A Raptor is the world's most advanced, and most expensive, jet fighter. The total cost of the program is estimated to be $70 billion dollars for 178 planes.
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Afghanistan will have another record opium poppy crop this year, up 15% from last year. Afghanistan supplies an amazing 95% of the world's crop. It's street value is estimated to be $38 billion if entirely converted into heroin.