September 2020

Ship maintenance delays endanger national security, says congressman

Navy ships that cannot deploy regularly due to maintenance delays are “not worth much,” Virginia Representative Rob Wittman said on Wednesday. And if these ships are not at sea, they are sending the wrong message to American adversaries. “We can have the largest ships in the world, from our nuclear aircraft carriers to our submarines […]

Ship maintenance

Navy turns to cloud to improve ship maintenance

Navy seeks to save money through more automated vessel maintenance Drones will inspect ships, then AI tools will use the images they capture to identify maintenance needs, especially areas of rust and corrosion, to help engineers prioritize which repairs should be done first. . The technology can also reduce the time it takes for a […]