"The Air Force is asking for $3.2 million to purchase 11 WASP micro air vehicles – those wicked little Aeorvironment throwable drones that peek over the next ridge. The Air Force says the drones will allow:
Battlefield Airmen to rapidly adapt to the dynamic war fighting environment of the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The system provides increased situational awareness in a combat environment, enables ground-based Battlefield Airmen to find and track time-critical targets, and provide bomb damage assessment and force protection for forward-deployed troops."
That's $291,000 each. Can this possibly be right?
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Certainly, if the govt wishes to purchase a custom solution, they would expect to pay for this as a function of maintenance fees, but the entire process has evolved into a distorted mess.
A startup such as Attopilot cannot hope to pass on Dean's extensive development costs in single unit sales... it is a volume gamble.
That's an example of the free market, ...until govt gets involved.
http://www.gizmag.com/aerovironment-wasp-iii-micro-air-vehicle/8605/
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