no doubt the 3-d printing co is also including something else 3-d printed in the package out the back door
$500 hammers, $10K seat covers, all that stuff is cover for funding missions/projects that either have no budget because ‘they don’t exist’ or where the budget has been cut but the mission must go on
It’s not actually a seat cover as the article leads one to believe. Its a panel that mounts around the toilet and against the bulkhead of the aircraft. It has to fit peculiar bends and angles and is attached with stainless steel screws. Obsolescence is a big thing in the Military right now. Our aircraft, Ships and Heavy Hardware are old and parts that were not suppose to break are failing. But the troops make due. And I would bet that the 10K price isn’t each (probably includes engineering and initial set up fees.