The comment I would offer is that life extensions don't always extend life as much as is hoped for. That's one of the concerns we have when we see counting on life extension as the means by which you cover gaps. There have been a couple of recent examples of Coast Guard ships that were life-extended and then pulled out of service much more quickly. I don't think that's a commentary on the safety of those ships. I would expect that decisions were made at the right time, but it does show that life extension is not the silver bullet here.
On December 8th, 2022. See this statement in context.