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		jg6vd on April 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USAF Test Pilot School, DARPA announce aerospace m... Dont go by the price tag. Thats just MIL complex accounting called "Cost plus" which means price = cost + whatever they feel like. Cuz Govt cant go anywhere else to buy this stuff.

csa on April 18, 2024 [–]

> Thats just MIL complex accounting called "Cost plus" which means price = cost + whatever they feel like.

Directionally correct, but technically incorrect.

The fudge factor is in the “cost”. The “plus” (essentially the profit) is set.

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