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Why Columbia submarines do not share one identical price

Приймач супутникової навігації Transit, Goldstone Lake, близько 1980 року, NOAA / Transit satellite navigation receiver at Goldstone Lake, circa 1980, NOAA; historical navigation context, not Columbia hardware.
Офіційне художнє зображення проєкту класу Columbia, ВМС США, 2019; не фотографія збудованого човна / Official U.S. Navy artist rendering of the Columbia-class design, 2019; not a photograph of a completed submarine.
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Приймач супутникової навігації Transit, Goldstone Lake, близько 1980 року, NOAA / Transit satellite navigation receiver at Goldstone Lake, circa 1980, NOAA; historical navigation context, not Columbia hardware.

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The U.S. Navy plans 12 Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. A 2024 GAO report cited roughly $130 billion to acquire the class; this is a dated program estimate, rather than an identical price for every submarine. The original $15.03 billion-per-unit claim should not be assigned to all 12 vessels without separating the cost categories. Development, the lead hull and follow-on ships can have different budgets. Submarine-fleet needs helped drive early satellite navigation, but this does not mean the Columbia program created GPS.