The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can

Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by hef19898 on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:41AM (#36446718)

No, including profit it costs peopably somewhere around 200k for a run of 5 trash cans.

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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by ilyt on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:03AM (#36446947)

sure buddy, trashcan costing as much as building a custom car

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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by hef19898 on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:54AM (#36447647)

In military aviation, including overhead amd profits? Yes.

Fun fact, if parts are around 30k they can be treated as not worthy of repair. Instead, discard them and nuy a new one.

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