E poi dicono "gli italiani sfondano i budget..."

clipped from www.defensenews.com Construction of the Independence began in November 2005. The ship, like the Freedom from LCS competitor Lockheed Martin, was originally programmed to take two years to build at a cost of $223 million. But a series of miscalculations by the Navy and its contractors, design adjustments and other technical issues doubled the construction time, and the cost for the first-of-class ship has gone over the $700 million mark.

Costo previsto: 223.000.000 $

Costo effettivo: 700.000.000 $ e rotti...

Ma a che serve avere un'altra generazione di navi da guerra? (a parte il fare altre guerre, ovvio!)