THE additional construction period of 83 months is among the reasons for the ballooning cost of building the littoral combat ships (LCS), says Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari.
He said the additional period is among the terms included in the sixth supplemental agreement (SA6) inked between the contractor Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) and the ministry on May 26.
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