{"id":295509,"date":"2025-02-13T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=348520"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:24:26","slug":"the-u-s-army-allocates-400-million-to-buy-armored-teslas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-u-s-army-allocates-400-million-to-buy-armored-teslas\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Army allocates 400 million to buy armored Teslas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The budget of the U.S. State Department for 2025 includes an item called &#8220;Armored Teslas&#8221; valued at 400 million dollars, which has raised various questions about the allocation of government resources.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Tesla\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/262b48d4-1f8c-4192-ab9c-5f091bbf37bc\/646870950\/tesla-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Tesla<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This expenditure was approved during the Biden administration, which adds a level of controversy, given that Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are reviewing a large amount of public spending in search of optimizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow. Looks like Elon Musk is on-track to win a $400,000,000 State Department contract for \u201cArmored Tesla\u201d in 2025.<br><br>The contract is from the \u201cOffice of Small and Disadvantaged Utilization.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VTLnDpaeoD\">pic.twitter.com\/VTLnDpaeoD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerHackett\/status\/1889824335784976517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A very controversial budget item<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The curious thing is that this item is classified under the NAICS code &#8220;311999 \u2013 All other food products manufactured.&#8221; Some analysts have expressed their surprise and skepticism regarding this categorization, as other items related to armored vehicles are budgeted at significantly lower amounts: <strong>50 million, 40 million, and 40 million dollars, while Teslas stand out for their exorbitant figure of 400 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the irregularities in the classification of armored vehicles do not end there. Entries such as &#8220;Armored Sedan&#8221; under &#8220;Soft Drink Manufacturing,&#8221; &#8220;Armored BMW X5\/X7&#8221; listed under &#8220;Bottled Water Manufacturing,&#8221; and &#8220;Armored EV (NOT SEDAN)&#8221; related to &#8220;Ice Manufacturing&#8221; have been recorded. This situation has raised questions about the transparency and efficiency in the use of the budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, <strong>Tesla has proclaimed that its Cybertruck model is &#8220;armored&#8221; and &#8220;bulletproof,&#8221; although its protective capability is limited,<\/strong> as it can only deflect low-velocity bullets if they hit the doors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Tesla\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/262b48d4-1f8c-4192-ab9c-5f091bbf37bc\/646870950\/tesla-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Tesla<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the controversy continues, rumors suggest that other companies are looking to modify the Cybertruck to increase its level of armament, such as the collaboration between Unplugged Performance and Archimedes Defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The budget of the U.S. Department of State for 2025 includes an item called &#8220;Armored Teslas&#8221; valued at 400 million dollars, which has raised various questions about the allocation of government resources. This expenditure was approved during the Biden administration, which adds a level of controversy, given that Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are reviewing a large amount of public spending in search of optimizations. 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