![]() ![]() ![]() As of the end of June, 32% of its fleet, 16 submarines, were out of commission, per the command. In a statement, the Naval Sea Systems Command blamed material availability, planning, and shipyard execution, per Bloomberg. Ronald O’Rourke, an experienced naval analyst, wrote the report that enhanced depot maintenance has substantially lowered the number of operational submarines, lowering the fleet’s capability for meeting day-to-day mission-specific demands.Įxcluding 2021, when the Navy similarly had just 31 operationally ready attack subs, the service has not had so few operational subs since 2008, per the report. Eighteen of 49 nuclear-powered attack subs belonging to the Navy are classified as awaiting care or in depot maintenance, leaving the US at a disadvantage against China’s more extensive fleet.Ĭhina boasts the greatest Navy in the world with almost 340 vessels and subs, including its 125 major surface combatants, per a November 2022 report from the Department of Defense, US. Typically, the Navy prefers that approximately 20% of its subs be in depot maintenance at any time, per the report. ![]() Unexpected delays at major naval shipyards brought about by supply-chain problems and not enough employees have put almost 40% of Navy attack submarines out of commission, per a July 6 report received from the Congressional Research Service. ![]()
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