hmm. I stand corrected on the costs. I just remember reading in a congressional budget office report, the prohibitive cost of Phoenix and Sparrow versus other newer systems. Not an online report so no link. And they listed $1.2 Million per unit. :hmm: It wouldn't be the first time someone in government screwed up the numbers.
At any rate, the other stuff I listed is the main reasons we saw the Phoenix go away. I'm sad it and the Tomcats have been retired. But like I said, AMRAAM is more than capable in today's battlespace. And without the Tomcats, Phoenix's aren't useful at all.