The attack submarine USS Greeneville in drydock.
Breaking Defense: 15 Subs Kept Out of Service: 177 Months Of Drydock Backups
WASHINGTON: A massive maintenance backlog has idled 15 nuclear-powered attack submarines for a total of 177 months, and the Navy’s plan to mitigate the problem is jeopardized by budget gridlock, two House Armed Services Committee staffers told Breaking Defense.
That is almost 15 submarine-years, the equivalent of taking a boat from the 2018 budget and not adding it back until 2033.
While only Congress can pass a budget and lift caps on spending, the staffers said, part of the solution is in the Navy’s hands: outsource more work to private-sector shipyards, something the Navy does not like to do.
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WNU Editor: 15 nuclear attack subs are idled because they are waiting for maintenance?!?!?!
2 comments:
In the article: "The government finally gave up and awarded a $385.6 million contract (...)"
What was the government trying to do and then decided to give up?
There was a difference in cost between what the government wanted to pay and what the contractor would accept.
One would have to look at the contracts or you could write your representative and they would have their staff look into it.
Now you have to ask yourself how how smart, ambitious or hard working are their staff.
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