New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delays
Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget documents show.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Five Navy ships now outfitted with augmented reality maintenance tech
The new systems are designed to circumvent the costly need for subject matter experts to physically travel to ships to provide tech support.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Maintenance costs will spike as militaries add advanced planes: Report
Advanced jets like the F-35 have stealth coatings, unique materials and cutting-edge technologies that take more work to maintain, driving up costs.
US Navy ousts top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan
Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela and Cmdr. Art Palalay were fired from their respective positions on Sunday.
By Diana Stancy
Air Force maintainers forced to sign non-disclosure agreements after spike in aircraft mishaps
A two-year spike in maintenance-related mishaps has cost the Air Force more than $79 million and prompted the new training.
How a sailor shortage is crippling ship maintenance at sea
Sixty-three percent of executive officers said that insufficient manning made it “moderately to extremely difficult to complete repairs while underway."
By Diana Stancy