Dollars for Drones

The Defense Department is spending more and more money on unmanned aerial vehicles. By the end of the decade, the military services will have spent more than $21 billion on developing and buying drones. Figures are in millions of dollars.
  • 1988: 106
  • 1989: 144
  • 1990: 165
  • 1991: 252
  • 1992: 430
  • 1993: 225
  • 1994: 267
  • 1995: 272
  • 1996: 553
  • 1997: 359
  • 1998: 420
  • 1999: 388
  • 2000: 284
  • 2001: 363
  • 2002: 763
  • 2003: 1,456
  • 2004: 1,761

Projected

  • 2005: 2,139
  • 2006: 2,158
  • 2007: 2,200
  • 2008: 3,017
  • 2009: 3,460

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