I used to work for a defense contractor, and part of my job was to scan documents to make sure they didn't say "Made In China." There's a law called DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) which mandates that all military equipment must be made in the USA or allied countries, down to the raw materials in some cases. This is why a lot of US military uniforms are sewn by prison slave labor, because it's still made in the USA. It's also a major reason for the Pentagon's huge budget. I've never seen a $600 hammer, but I have seen a $20k set of shelves.
I think so. There's a massive network of small contractors that make all kinds of things for the military. Some of them are very small machine shops and workshops.
I used to work for a defense contractor, and part of my job was to scan documents to make sure they didn't say "Made In China." There's a law called DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) which mandates that all military equipment must be made in the USA or allied countries, down to the raw materials in some cases. This is why a lot of US military uniforms are sewn by prison slave labor, because it's still made in the USA. It's also a major reason for the Pentagon's huge budget. I've never seen a $600 hammer, but I have seen a $20k set of shelves.
Is it all just like someone's cousin's fabrication shop for those insane shelf prices or what?
I think so. There's a massive network of small contractors that make all kinds of things for the military. Some of them are very small machine shops and workshops.
That and like 6 middle men all taking a huge cut
This was a multi million dollar business, a big machine shop the size of a football field. And they were just a subcontractor.