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Navy/USMC

DoD IG Says P-8A Mission Capable Rates Below Requirement

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

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DoD IG Says P-8A Mission Capable Rates Below Requirement

A P-8A Poseidon assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 flies over USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in Chesapeake Bay in 2016. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General (DoD IG) publicly released an audit of the Navy’s P-8A Poseidon fleet, finding its mission capable rates were below the 80 percent requirement. The audit sought to determine whether the Navy’s Poseidons meet the anti-submarine warfare requirements of U.S. European Command (EUCOM). The Poseidons are primarily used by theater commanders for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations and EUCOM specifically deals with a Russian naval force operating both attack submarines and ballistic missile…

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