Cost of Kosovo Intervention

In today's dollars, the Gulf war cost $70 B and Vietnam $500 B.

What is the basis for estimated Kosovo costs of $1 B per month?

Munitions: $400 M/month

• Missiles. Tomahawks & cruise: $300 M/month.
   
  
• Bombs. DARMS & smart bombs: $10 M/month.

Personnel: $200 M/month

• Imminent danger pay.
   
  
• Lost of equipment. F-117, F-16, Apache helicopter

Aircraft: over $90 M/month

• Sorties.
   
  
• Downed aircraft.

Everything else, if war expands.

• Aircraft-carriers.
   
  
• Relief.
   
  
• Peace keeping.