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CUVX Design – VT Team 2 Page 92Cost TypeConceptExplorationLead ($ mil)Table 52. Cost ComparisonConceptExplorationFollow ($ mil)ConceptDevelopmentLead ($ mil)ConceptDevelopmentFollow ($ mil)Structure 71.3 71.3 71.3 71.3Propulsion 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8Electrical 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2CCS 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7Auxiliary Systems 102.1 102.1 94.1 94.1Services 61.7 61.7 61.7 61.7Armament (non-GFM) 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58Engineering 214.8 18.95 208.9 18.4Assembly and Support 37.1 20.1 36.3 19.7BCC 605.3 421.7 589.9 411.2Profit 60.5 42.2 58.99 41.1Price 665.9 463.9 648.9 452.3Acquisition Cost1196 (threshold)750 (goal)775 (threshold)650 (goal)1175 7604.13.2 Risk AnalysisCUVX-HI3 is a high risk ship. This risk is due to the unproven cutting edge technology and concepts integratedinto the design. The Wave Piercing Tumble Home (WPTH) hull form, EMALS, Advanced Double Hull, IntegratedPower System, Unmanned Aircraft, automated systems, forward pilot house location, and separate launch andrecovery decks are all high risk alternatives as described in Table 24. Additional technology demonstrations andtests are required to reduce this risk. An integrated test using the lead CUVX HI3 alternative would assess all highrisk technologies simultaneously and could be considered as a lead (test) ship. This is a revolutionary approach.Another possibility is to select a less risky LPD-17 mod-repeat alternative, and gradually incorporate high riskalternatives later in the class. This is an evolutionary approach.