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Pricetag for U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State already exceeds $1 billion`

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Wednesday, October 1, 201

Defense analysts in the nation’s capital estimate the three-month tab for U.S.-led airstrikes at close to $1 billion.

An independent analysis conducted by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments concluded that the U.S. spent $780 million to $930 million targeting the Islamic State group through Sept. 24, Military.com reported Tuesday.

he center’s independent analysis of airstrike spending said, “The cost of future operations depends primarily on how long operations continue, the intensity of air operations, and whether additional ground forces are deployed beyond what is already planned,” the website reported.

Depending on whether the Obama administration adopts a low- or high-intensity posture as airstrikes continue, analysts said, the federal government will need to provide the Pentagon with $2.4 billion to $6.4 billion per year.

The Pentagon is spending $7.5 million per day on airstrikes, Military.com reported. In addition to its $496 billion base-budget request for 2015, it also has asked Congress for $59 billion in war budget funding.

An F-22 Raptor pilot from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker to be refueled May 19, 2014, over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The F22 Raptor is being used for the first time in the Middle east.

F-22 Raptors fly into combat for the first time with Syrian airstrikes

F-22 Raptors were used in U.S. airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday, a combat first for the stealth jet.

“The ultimate decision being made — that we are to use this aircraft against an adversary — is a unique and momentous decision for the United States Air Force,” an Air Force official told Fox News on Tuesday. The fighter jet was used in several airstrikes against the Islamic State group.

In addition to the aircraft’s stealth capabilities, it can also deliver its payload from 15 miles away.

“It has a unique ability to approach adversaries in a way legacy aircraft can’t,” the Air Force official added. “There are things the F-22 is uniquely suited to address that the other fighters in our inventory can’t.”

The Pentagon did not give details on what targets the Raptors hit, in part because officials are still conducting reviews of the airstrikes.

“We’re still assessing the effectiveness of these strikes, but we believe we hit what we were aiming at,” Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said during an appearance on MSNBC.

Each aircraft is estimated to cost $137 million dollars.