That tracks. The defense primes have zero incentive to make things cheaper — their business model is cost-plus. A guy building something for 10k in his garage is an existential threat to programs billing 500k per unit. Of course they ignored him until the geopolitical situation made it impossible to keep ignoring.
reply> That tracks. The defense primes have zero incentive to make things cheaper
replySame in medical imaging industry.
Well, there are cheap portable ultrasound scanners and endoscopes.
replyTrue.
replyI was talking about those that are meant for hospitals. Was peripherally involved with a fledgling startup that was developing something cheap. Hospitals straightaway said noway.
They would be desirable in places with poor advanced imaging penetration like Brazil. Usually only the largest city in a state has this sort of imaging.
replyIf you build a tool optimized for human destruction, you are feeding a system where violence is the default currency
replyWe are heading to robotic wars where abilities and cost efficiency are the key factors. Like today drones in Ukraine war. Attack + defense + automation, + money + production
replyI wonder what could have possibly sparked that... lol
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