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> The ship's projected $20 million price tag and its $15,000 to $20,000 daily operating cost make it relatively inexpensive for the U.S. military. $5.5-7.3 mil
by creshal 11y ago
> The ship's projected $20 million price tag and its $15,000 to $20,000 daily operating cost make it relatively inexpensive for the U.S. military.
$5.5-7.3 million yearly operating costs is cheap? Yikes.
- steve19 11y agoThink of a ship as a mid sized factory, not a large toy. A destroyer has ~250+ crew. They are very expensive to operate. Now sure this does not replace a destroyer... yet... but one day the tech might. $15,000 per day does not seem to bad considering the drone "crew" back home monitoring it and satellite costs.
- aaron695 11y ago5.5 million per year would be 70 crew members wages? A small-medium organization. Wiki -"The United States Navy has nearly 500,000 personnel" No food costs. No one gets evacked cause their toe got infected. No crew quarters, toilets, mess on a ship = a pretty cheap ship. Can roll over in a storm. No re-stocking food, although fuel needs might make that redundant. Less time at port, perhaps, equals a bigger ROI. I guess normal ships are not cheap.