The Life Cycle Cost of the Canadian Surface Combatants — A Fiscal Analysis

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• The total estimated cost of the development, acquisition, operations and sustainment, and disposal of the CSC fleet is $306.0 billion over a 65-year period.

• This new evaluation takes into account revised production schedules, and amended inflation projections.

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