The Infantry Squad Vehicle shares 90% of its components with a Chevy Colorado. The top Trim Colorado costs $30K usd or so, but the the ISV costs $330k. What makes up the 10% difference between the Colorado and the ISV?

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Not trying to hate. Maybe it’s armour, maybe it’s guns, but that is a big difference.

In: Economics

Answer 1

Milspec components. Armor. Protection. Also the total cost includes a pre-ordered component of spares (not in each truck, delivered to the government).

You can’t pull into a Chevy dealer when something quits in a war zone. There really is a difference between how things are build for the Armed Forces and for civilian purchases.