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If the army buys 5500 hygrometers from aliexpress to install in a military base, they won't just be reading moisture
by asdff 3y ago
If the army buys 5500 hygrometers from aliexpress to install in a military base, they won't just be reading moisture
- giantg2 3y agoSurely there are defense contractors already building hygrometers for other defense purposes that could extend their contracts/runs.
- NegativeLatency 3y agoSure but then it would be several hundred per device. The military industrial complex is going to do what it’s going to do.
- aranchelk 3y agoThere’s certainly truth to that, but when you add in all the requirements for those approved sensors (supply chain, certification, utilization of American workers, etc, etc) they may be that expensive to produce. Then your government client may cancel the deal and you’re left with a warehouse full of $200 parts that should cost $5 that no one else wants. For the big companies that get their hooks into military and civilian leadership, they’re on the gravy train. But even then, that is on average, many of those projects will likely be big losses.
- hinkley 3y agoAs opposed to the 750 they’re spending now.
- hattmall 3y agoDoes the army have strict controls over what troops can bring in the barracks? I get that there are some security implications, but not really. These are super basic devices and there are some very simple controls that can be put in place to mitigate any real concerns.