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Officials say fleet readiness lags; munitions production and maintenance backlogs highlighted
Summary
Admiral Kilby and Secretary Phelan told the committee the Navy is not meeting an 80% surge‑ready target and flagged maintenance delays and ordnance strain in operational theaters as immediate readiness shortfalls.
Navy leaders told the House panel the fleet is not as ready as required and laid out near‑term and programmatic steps to improve surge readiness, maintenance throughput and munitions production.
Admiral Kilby said the Navy set “an ambitious goal to make 80% of our submarines, ships, and aircraft combat surge ready by 01/2027,” but acknowledged the Navy is not yet at that level. He identified maintenance…
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