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Old 24th Feb 2014, 17:17
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NITRO104
 
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Thx.
I assumed 40 years of service life, but it appears JPO calculates with 30 years life span, which is particularly problematic at current cost rates and would bring the total fleet procurement in often cited 'next 40/50 years', to almost 200% of the current cost.
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