In short, they will have a threat-driven operational service life half that of a normal combatant ship.
He said the parts in need of repair were well past their expected service life of 25 years.
That will require not just technologically problematic "service life-extension" programs for aging weapons.
Maintenance is a much higher percentage of this total cost, so Dr Jonkers expects big savings through extending the concrete's service life.
By contrast, the service life of existing U.S. systems extends several decades.
If past practice is any guide, the company that produced the planes would also be relied upon for maintenance over their expected 40-year service life.
This helps to preserve the overall service life of the battery.
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Whatever difficulties the Dreamliner may encounter over a service life expected to span half a century, batteries are likely to be the least of its problems.
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The upfront costs to qualify two suppliers of any military item are so imposing that the business case for competition seldom closes even over a multi-decade service life.
By moving forward with that, we cannot only stop this hemorrhaging of skilled technicians and scientists, but can address the ongoing accumulation of technical anomalies within our stockpile, the inevitable result of keeping these weapons in service long beyond their service life.
If you haven't thought about it, I leave you with this challenge: Serve a neighbor in need, because a life of service is a life of significance.
The tragedy in Joplin triggered stronger warnings by the weather service about life-threatening storms.
These men are also struggling with mental and physical illnesses, addictions and other issues related to combat, service and life.
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One resident of Musa Qala, Haji Sarfaraz, told the BBC's Pashto Service that life was now returning to normal there.
His service, life and premature death will never be in vain.
Their public service ethos is the life force of the National Health Service.
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Transitioning from military service to civilian life can be challenging in the best of times.
Nokia, the world's largest handset-maker, launched its own information service, Nokia Life Tools, in India in June.
That includes supporting the transition of those who are leaving service into civilian life through vocational training and education.
The commission, which includes Falklands veteran Simon Weston, discovered that military overstretch was having a big impact on service families' life, with gaps between tours of duty frequently shorter than they should be.
The absurdity of the current environment reached a peak when the DOJ, and agents from, get this, the U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service, raided the Nashville factory of the legendary Gibson Guitar company.
Organizations now have the option of using Second Life as a service hosted by Linden Lab, using Second Life Enterprise as a standalone solution hosted behind their firewalls, or a combination of both.
The unwavering defender of human dignity, who has spared no effort to advance peace and reconciliation and to eradicate injustice and violence, in particular in relation to children and women, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has spent his life in the service of humanity - even after his retirement from public life.
US, that oral promises made by military recruiters offering free military medical care to service enlistees and their dependents for life in exchange for twenty years of military service, were invalid.
Scott Morehart, service engineer specialist at life insurance company Modern Woodmen of America, in Rock Island, Ill.
The pope praised Tekakwitha, whom he said lived a simple life of service.
Grant me courage to serve others for in service there is true life.
In 1915, Congress passed legislation creating the U.S. Coast Guard, combining the Life Saving Service and the Revenue Cutter Service.
When you chose this life of service, your families backed you up.
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