The Navy Might Finally Get the Cash to Fix One Its Greatest Flaws
Naval aviators will get the maximum amount of money that they can absorb.
Dave Majumdar [2]
The United States Navy is trying to make up for severe readiness shortfalls in its aviation maintenance and readiness levels in the Presidents 2019 budget proposal.
“In aviation readiness, our aircraft depot maintenance is funded to max executable capacity, which, this year, increases to 92 percent of the requirement,†Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget Rear Adm. Brian E. Luther told reporters. “This request increases slightly from Fiscal Year 18, and our increased capacity is largely due to investing in people, yet we remain limited by space and older tooling, in which we continue to invest.â€
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