Littoral Combat Ship - $67 billion
Cost per unit: $362 million
Envisioned as a kind of futuristic jack of all trades, the $67 billion LCS effort is supposed to be the first U.S. combat vessel able to fight enemy battleships, fend off smaller crafts and patrol coastal waters. However, the $362 million apiece vessel has found nothing but trouble on the high seas, with recent Pentagon testing and watchdog reports concluding the ship can’t adequately fulfill its core missions and is susceptible to cyber hacking and suffers from other technical issues.
