The effectiveness of the US Navy’s attack submarines has been undermined by a shortage of dry-dock space that contribute to maintenance delays of as long as four years, costing the service about $3.4 billion over the last decade, according to a new congressional audit.
The fleet of 44 Los Angeles-class and Virginia-class submarines has lost around 15,000 operational days since 2016 as vessels that are not certified to participate in combat missions wait near dry-dock berths — with their crew aboard — for needed repairs, the Government Accountability Office said in a declassified report released on Thursday.
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