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Military readiness : actions needed to further implement predictive maintenance on weapon systems : report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives /

DOD is continually challenged to provide battle-ready ground combat systems, ships and submarines, and aircraft to its warfighters, spending nearly $90 billion each year on weapon systems maintenance. To improve availability of weapon systems, DOD is implementing predictive maintenance. Often used i...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United States. Government Accountability Office (Author), United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services (sponsoring body.)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.
Subjects:
United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems > Maintenance and repair > Management > Evaluation.
United States > Armed Forces > Operational readiness > Evaluation.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo191613
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • Military service implementation of predictive maintenance was limited from 2002 to 2022
  • Predictive maintenance can work, but miitary services lack performance evaluation
  • Military services have identified and begun taking steps to address challenges to predictive maintenance
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendations for executive action
  • Agency comments and our evaluation
  • Appendices.