It costs $100k, operating the vehicle as intended causes parts to fall off, rain will disable it, and it’s incapable of leaving the pavement. Every one they managed to sell has been recalled. There’s no way it dethrones the hilux, which is dependable, cheap, readily available, and well proven offroad, in combat. I know musk isn’t too bright, particularly when his pride is involved, but he’d be a bigger fool than I believed him to be if he restarts production on the cybertruck. Frankly this reads like some backroom “advertising” deal with the Trump administration to con people into changing their minds about or, more likely, to drum up interest among nonstate actors so Tesla can make bulk sales to offload the current stock. “Ooh, the largest airforce in the world is concerned about this commercially available vehicle made out of glue and sheet aluminum with a built in explosive pack just waiting for a detonator!” Product costs money to hold and they’re in the hole bad.

That is interesting. I bet it was a legitimate attack, but the government’s attempt to cover up their embarrassment (particularly the fleeing “guard”) has muddied the water, as any cover-up will do. I must have missed that one at the time.

I’m honestly surprised we haven’t seen an assassination by drone from a nonstate actor yet. It’s cheap, would subvert many of the protections aimed at stopping shooters, and security likely wouldn’t react in time or have the equipment to effectively stop it.