GAO Report on Weapon System Sustainment - USNI News
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The following is the Sept. 25, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Weapon System Sustainment: Various Challenges Affect Ground Vehicles’ Availability for Missions.  From the Report Mission Capable Rates Trends for Selected Army and Marine Corps Ground Vehicles Five of six selected Army ground combat vehicles did not meet mission capable goals in any fiscal year (FY) during the time frame of GAO’s review. In the same time frame, selected Army ground support vehicles achieved mission capable goals about 20 percent of the time. The Marine Corps does not have a mission capable goal for its ground vehicles, though two of

The bottom line is that the US could not sustain ground combat operations anywhere on the planet.

  • 7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    24 days ago

    That’s true but if they can’t keep up with routine maintenance they definitely won’t be able to keep up with the increased wear and tear let alone be able to fix the damage sustained during combat operations.

    I’m inclined to believe it’s much more that burning through 20 HMMMVs a year in peace time is both needless waste and also looks good to nobdy and as soon as you enter some sort of active combat that’s just the cost of doing business.