Submarine Maintenance Backlog Threatens Crisis Response: Admiral

Submarine Maintenance Backlog Threatens Crisis Response: Admiral
Submarine Maintenance Backlog Threatens Crisis Response: Admiral

CRYSTAL CITY: The good news? The US submarine fleet is meeting day-to-day demands around the world, without having to do the extra-long deployments that have ground down surface ships and sailors. The bad news? A massive maintenance backlog that could idle 15 submarines for months – costing an estimated seven to 15 years of time…