Here is the report:
CSC life cycle cost estimates, by phase ($ billions)
Cost Development 4.3
Acquisition 80.2
Operations and Sustainment 219.8
Disposal 1.7 Grand Total 306.0
Sources: Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Life cycle phases Development: all activities leading up to the purchase or construction of a given weapon system, such as options analysis, studies, and research and development.
Acquisition: all activities associated with the purchase or construction of the system and its integration into service and full operational capability.
Operations and Sustainment: all activities relating to the usage, support, and maintenance of the system,
including mid-life upgrades (IMO we should not do this) and technology insertion.
This is the red herring, it is money spent no matter what type of ship we buy.
Disposal: activities associated with the withdrawal of the system from service at the end of its useful life