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Navy/USMC

GAO Finds Years Of Maintenance Delays For Carriers, Subs At Navy Shipyards

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 20th, 2020

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GAO Finds Years Of Maintenance Delays For Carriers, Subs At Navy Shipyards

The Virginia-class submarine future USS Delaware (SSN-791) at sea for sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug, 31, 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Maintenance work performed on aircraft carriers and submarines at four Navy shipyards is years behind schedule due to unplanned work and performance issues leading to negative impacts on military readiness, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report. The shipyards completed 75 percent of the maintenance periods late for carriers and submarines between fiscal years 2015 and 2019, amounting to 7,424 days of delay, says the report, Actions Needed to Address the Main Factors Causing Maintenance Delays for…

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