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US sends copycat drones to the Middle East to 'flip script' on Iran (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] sramder@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Somehow, I am 100% sure that our version still costs 1000% of the price even though we completely copied it πŸ˜‘

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

According to the graphic in the article the US clone is 35k a pop where the low end estimate of the production cost of Shaheds is 20k a pop.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Having it assembled by someone who makes slightly over 11 cents an hour probably has something to do with that.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

China’s making them for us? πŸ˜‰

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I stand corrected.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 3 weeks ago

Evil empire goes full throttle.