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All the tooling, manufacturing, everything for the b2 is gone. They made twenty something, then converted the factories to other things. So whatever the sticker associated with one b2 is, the replacement cost is much higher because you have to include redevelopment, new tooling, everything.

Exactly. Since the Antonov was built before the Soviet Union fell, I wouldn't be surprised if none of that exists for this plane as well, and will take a lot of resources to build it back up.

I can't read the article right now-- are they seriously talking about restoring, as in repairing it? I'd think it would be a total loss and not possible to 'restore'.

Because it looks pretty screwed up: https://i.imgur.com/idYr7br.png