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.

  • Sasquatch@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    24 days ago

    Okay so my app bugged out while sending my response, so this is a loose reiteration. Apologies if its redundant.

    Five of six selected Army ground combat vehicles

    This isnt 6 individual vehicles. Its 6 fleets of different vehicle models. 5 of the 6 fleets of army combat vehicles have not held a 90% mission capable rating for a full fiscal year.

    That is very different than saying 20% of ground vehicles are mission capable.

    Edit: It refers to “types” in the cover letter, not fleets

    To address our objectives, we selected 18 types of Army and Marine Corps ground vehicles.