FEATURES Dollars for Drones

Government Executive July 15, 2004

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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FEATURES Dollars for Drones
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