So I have a hard time believing the 100k price tag. They are not including everything here, which is typical. The government usually doesn't consider overhead c

So I have a hard time believing the 100k price tag. They are not including everything here, which is typical. The government usually doesn't consider overhead costs because to the agency they are fixed. That's a multiple of 2-3. They're certainly depending on some existing developed technology which doesn't sound COTS to me, and I have no idea how much to value that at. Maybe another 100-500k unless it comes from a major prime in which case... 1M or more. The biggest thing increasing development costs for these kinds of projects is the fact that it is SO hard for development teams to get real understanding and feedback from the actual guys using the equipment. It takes a near act of God in many cases to get as close as they did in this story. That's what gives you an actual usable product at the end of the R&D effort and what saves the most money. Also I'd work for this team in a heartbeat. Sounds like fun even if I don't believe all their numbers.