It does not include the Zumwalt-class destroyers or expeditionary sea bases, of which the Navy has three of each that are not yet fully integrated into the surface fleet. Those classes could be added into the mix once the Navy learns more about their readiness and costs. It also do...
This model can also account for manning and skill levels, equipment failures, availability of all logistic elements, and weather for any aircraft carrier mission. It is a new concept that will revolutionize the way the Navy estimates life cycle cost and assesses material condition and readiness....
The U.S. Navy was designated to be "marginal trending toward weak." "Correcting this trend will require successfully addressing several readiness and capacity bottlenecks while seeing to it that America has an operational fleet with the numbers and capabilities that it needs to counter Russian and...