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> Meanwhile there are less drones like MQ-9 Reaper (200 built) [...] costing $40 million a pop. Prices like this for military equipment are deceptive. They're
by taneq 6y ago
> Meanwhile there are less drones like MQ-9 Reaper (200 built) [...] costing $40 million a pop.
Prices like this for military equipment are deceptive. They're not $40mil a pop. They're the product of an $8 billion project. The build price is probably less than $100k... or at least it would be if a military contractor wasn't absolutely creaming it.
- tim333 6y agoGlancing at the specs range 1,850 km, top speed: 482 km/h I don't think there are aircraft of any kind doing anything like that for $100k Something like a TBM 910 has comparable specs as a light aircraft and cost something like $4m.