The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can

Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by MontyCarloHall on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:45AM (#36446757)

If this were true, then other countries’ militaries would also be paying $50k for a trash can, since none of what you wrote is unique to the US. Given other countries’ military budgets are a fraction of the US’s, I highly doubt that they’re spending anywhere near that.

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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by paganel on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:02AM (#36446937)

That's why comparing defence budgets as a measure of a country's military capabilities is so problematic.

Yeah, Russia has a defence budget 12 times smaller compared to the US, but that means that Russia can now afford to only pay ~$4100 dollars for a trashcan and still be America's equal in terms of "PPP" defence expenses.

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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by hef19898 on Friday June 23, 2023 @11:13AM (#36447971)

For aircraft parts? Yes, they absolutely do. Up to the point where investing a couple of billions for a new fleet is cheaper than keeping the old ones airworthy.

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