GAO Report on Predictive Maintenance on Weapon Systems
The following is the December 2022 Government Accountability Office report, Military Readiness: Actions Needed to Further Implement Predictive Maintenance on…
NAVSEA: Navy ‘Struggling’ to Get Attack Subs Out of Repairs on Time as Demand Increases
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Less than a third of the Navy’s attack submarines have made it out of maintenance on…
CBO: Navy Still Needs Bigger Workforce To Dig Out of Submarine Maintenance Backlog
The Navy still has major challenges in digging out of its longstanding submarine maintenance backlog even after growing the workforce…
Gilday Submits Data-Driven, Tech-Focused Plan to Push Navy Forward
CAPITOL HILL – Vice Adm. Michael Gilday supports the Navy’s vision for a larger and more lethal Navy that uses…
GAO: Navy Surface, Sub Repair Backlog Grew in 2018; 3 Attack Boats Now Not Certified to Dive
CAPITOL HILL – Maintenance backlogs continue to plague the Navy’s surface ship and attack submarine readiness, with the service losing…
CNO: ‘No Surprises’ in GAO Report on Submarine Readiness Challenges
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said there are “no surprises” in a recent Government Accountability Office report that…
GAO: Navy Lost 1,891 Days of Attack Sub Operations Waiting for Repairs; Spent $1.5 Billion Supporting Idle Crews
Delays in maintenance have resulted in at least 1,891 lost operational days for the U.S. attack submarine fleet and cost…
GAO Report on U.S. Attack Submarine Maintenance Backlog
The following is the Nov. 19, 2018 Government Accountability Office report, Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Address Costly Maintenance Delays…
With ‘Hunter Killer’ Gerard Butler Wants to Revamp the Submarine Movie, Navy Wants to Boost Recruiting
THE PENTAGON — The Navy hopes recruiting gets a boost from the story of an attack boat captain and crew staving-off…
Attack Sub Maintenance at Private Yards Running Behind; NAVSEA Hopes to See Timely Delivery if More Work Given to Them
CAPITOL HILL – Two attack submarines sent to private shipyards for routine maintenance availabilities are running a few months behind…