08.06.2021, 11:09
Als Ergänzung zu meinem Post am 02.06.: Und schon gibt es die erste Kostensteigerung - obwohl erst eine Einheit im Bau ist (oder vllt. gerade deswegen, weil man nun einen besseren Überblick hat und eine Neueinschätzung vornehmen konnte).
Schneemann.
Zitat:Cost Estimates for Lead Boat in Columbia-class Program Grow by $637Mhttps://news.usni.org/2021/06/07/cost-es...ow-by-637m
The Navy’s cost estimate for the lead ship in its new ballistic-missile submarine program grew by $637 million over the last year, according to the service’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget submission.
The estimated price for the future USS Columbia (SSBN-826), the lead ship in the class of 12 ballistic-missile submarines, is now $15.03 billion, compared to a $14.39 billion estimate in the FY 2021 submission, according to budget justification documents released late last week. [...] General Dynamics Electric Boat, the prime contractor for the Columbia-class boats, declined to comment when asked for an explanation behind the cost increase. After this story was published, a Navy spokesperson told USNI News in a statement that the cost of the first boat grew due to a new estimate.
“The budget increase is a result of the Navy funding the program to the most recent independent cost estimate,” said Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Turo. “Ordnance costs were anticipated early in the project based on a best estimation at that time. The decrease was caused by vendor prices coming in lower than estimated.”
Schneemann.