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by paxys 338 days ago
Sounds about right for defense spending. If there was an actual deliverable the contract would have a couple more zeroes added to it. For context Microsoft was awarded a $22 billion contract for HoloLens headsets for the military, and not a single one made it to use.
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Was 22bn handed to MS or was it a 22bn contracting _vehicle_ (a multi-year contract with a spending limit to make future purchasing easier)