☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 27 days agoSea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuzwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@quokk.aunews@hexbear.networldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·25 days agoThe drone costs 1 million dollars per unit. The 400 million dollar figure is a production contract for the next eight years.
minus-squareComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·25 days agoThat isn’t publicly available, but only 15 million of the 400 was compensation for R&D, so a few hundred at least. Maybe more once the production lines get going and the company streamlines and standardizes production.
The drone costs 1 million dollars per unit. The 400 million dollar figure is a production contract for the next eight years.
How many drones?
That isn’t publicly available, but only 15 million of the 400 was compensation for R&D, so a few hundred at least. Maybe more once the production lines get going and the company streamlines and standardizes production.