The total cost of a Navy remotely piloted submarine has grown so much that top service officials notified Congress this week that it could end up more than 85 percent above original estimates, the Navy said Friday.
Navy officials say the Remote Mine-hunting System, which includes an unmanned submarine and its AN/AQS-20 sonar, could together cost about $22.4 million per copy, a spike of 85.3 percent over the original estimate, said Navy spokesman Cmdr. Victor Chen.
The mini-sub, the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, by itself could cost $12.7 million per copy, or almost 52 percent more than the original estimate.
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There should come a day, a day which should have come to pass, that contractor overruns would in its entirety deserve judgment; accountability, or the lack there of will cost you some personal time to consult yourself of the govt. bilking you have done and enjoy you 8x6 jail house rock
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