Virginia-class submarine was one of the largest naval acquisition projects in history, including the construction of 30 submarines in the purchase price $ 93 billion. By FY05, Virginia-class program was in the 10th year. Construction began on seven submarines. Unit costs were running 41% compared to the base budget and production targets are not met. Ship within the construction budget required a 20% reduction in unit costs, an unprecedented challenge in the ship already in production. How would the program office to achieve this goal and to prevent the program from the truncation, the fate of his predecessor SEAWOLF-class?
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