The Navy has experienced chronic delays and labor overruns in maintenance on its large conventional ships (that is, ships that are not nuclear-powered). Those delays can affect deployment schedules ...

The Navy has suffered significant losses from 13 fires on ships undergoing maintenance since 2008. The Navy investigated these fires, including one on board the USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020. Based on ...

The US Navy is spending more money and time maintaining older destroyers, like USS Laboon , shown here operating in the Red Sea. (Janes/Michael Fabey) The US Navy (USN) continues to struggle with ...

An independent government watchdog found major issues in the way the U.S. Navy conducts fire safety prevention and contractor oversight for ships during maintenance periods. Staffing shortages and ...