A combination of submarine maintenance delays and idle time caused by boats waiting to enter into maintenance over the past decade have cost the Navy $3.4 billion and costs could rise another $3.1 billion as the service deals with the impending inactivation of the aging Los Angeles-class attack submarines, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. In an analysis of attack submarine (SSN) data from fiscal years 2008 to 2025, GAO said it found “persistent depot maintenance delays,…
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