The primary benefit of obtaining a used, military surplus aircraft is usually related to cost. In today's world, a brand new law enforcement turbine helicopter can cost upwards of $2 million.

The U.S. has offered Brazil an extensive list of military surplus equipment, including tanks, helicopters, and naval vessels, ...

The valve was never used, and the Army eventually sold it to Foote for a few dollars at one of its regular surplus auctions. Advertisement Foote figures he could get as much as $3,000 for it someday.

Online displays: Items for auction are displayed for 15 days, followed by 72-hour bidding periods. Surplus stream: Each week, on average, Government Liquidation receives 10,000 items and 30 ...

In a pole barn in Franklin, sharing space with a motorcycle and a boat, sat an imposing military vehicle designed for battlefields in Iraq or Afghanistan, not the streets of Johnson County. It is ...

The the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected military surplus vehicle is a 48,000-pound armored vehicle officials say will be used for SWAT calls as well as those that could involve an explosive ...

In 2015, President Obama announced that he would end the military grants of surplus armored vehicles, grenade launchers and high-powered weaponry like .50-caliber rifles to local law enforcement.

The Jackson Police Department stockpiled $2.5 million worth of gear: a mine-resistant vehicle (value: $733,000), an observation helicopter ($92,290), two military training helicopters ($833,400 ...

The business of military surplus is still thriving. Tom Seegmueller, The Albany Herald, Ga. Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 5:01 PM 8 min read.

So they used military surplus. In Johnson County, the sheriff's department had been using a 22-year-old armored "Peacekeeper" vehicle from military surplus before it became unreliable.