Defense News | November 7, 2023

Vice Adm. William Houston, the head of Naval Submarine Forces, who is also in charge of fixing submarine maintenance delays says, “it will take four years to get the attack sub fleet back to its proper state of readiness.”

In May, sixty percent of the 50-boat fleet was available for operations, instead of the 80% goal set by the Navy. While the operational availability rate has since risen to 66%, VADM Houston said, “there’s much to do to reach the 80% goal by late fiscal 2027 or early fiscal 2028.”

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