Rust: The U.S. Navy's $3 Billion-a-Year Oxidation Problem
Where there's a lot of metal, there's a lot of rust.
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By Kyle Mizokami
Jan 15, 2020
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino
The U.S. Navy spends $3 billion a year fighting rust, according to Military.com.
Corrosion takes place both on ships and shore, affecting cruisers, helicopters, and fighter jets.
A deep fix of corrosion issues on just two ships cost the service $170 million alone.
The U.S. Navy was founded in 1775, and every day since has faced the same implacable enemy: iron oxide, or rust. For more than 200 years, this quiet war has caused untold billions—and there's no end in sight.
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