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Old 11-04-13, 07:37 AM   #1
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Default Aircraft carrier costs 'to double'

Hardly surprising this day and age and par for the course where military manufacturing is concernrd.

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The cost of two new aircraft carriers being built for the Royal Navy is expected to be almost twice the original estimate, the government is expected to confirm this week.
In the latest budget, the Ministry of Defence is set to estimate the cost of the two ships at £6.2bn.
The department says it is renegotiating the contract to avoid further significant rises.
Six years ago, when the contract was approved, costs were put at £3.65bn.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24801942
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