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Carriers Face $1.7b Cost Increase

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

July 1, 2009

According to a report in the the UK Financial Times, the British government’s decision to delay production of two new 65,000-ton Royal Navy aircraft carriers could cost an additional $1.7b, driving the cost to $7b per, or 25% higher than when the contract was signed a year ago.