Page 45 - Navy Time News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Cannibalized parts, systems that sailors can’t fix: LCS maintenance woes could get worse, watchdog warns 1 day ago A government watchdog report warns that the Navy's system for maintaining littoral combat ships could lead to even tougher challenges. (Navy) When they first started filling the surface fleet’s ranks 13 years ago, the Navy’s littoral combat ships were billed as agile, efficient vessels capable of taking on a variety of missions. Part of that efficiency involved small crews, which in turn required heavy reliance on contractors for even routine maintenance. But such ch...

The Navy’s saddest fast-attack sub will finally get the tender loving maintenance it needs April 29 The fast-attack submarine Boise arrives at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News shipyard in Virginia in 2018. (Huntington Ingalls Industries) Back in October 2015, Adele soared to the top of the pop charts with the song “Hello,” and then-Vice President Joe Biden confirmed he would not be running for president the following year. It was also the last month that the hapless fast-attack submarine Boise was out on patrol. The boat was supposed to head into maintenance back then, ...