Latest US report from the Government Accountability Office concludes that only 8% of ground combat vehicles, and only 20% of ground support vehicles are "mission capable." (news.usni.org)

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The bottom line is that the US could not sustain ground combat operations anywhere on the planet.

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[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 week ago

They ran a sample on the vehicles and out of the vehicles that were sampled the following was found

Five of six selected Army ground combat vehicles did not meet mission capable goals in any fiscal year (FY) during the time frame of GAO’s review. In the same time frame, selected Army ground support vehicles achieved mission capable goals about 20 percent of the time. The Marine Corps does not have a mission capable goal for its ground vehicles, though two of seven selected vehicles achieved positive changes in mission capable rates when comparing fiscal years 2015 and 2024. Sustainment Challenges Affecting Army and Marine Corps Ground Vehicles

but whatever helps you cope there muffin

[-] Sasquatch@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Okay so my app bugged out while sending my response, so this is a loose reiteration. Apologies if its redundant.

Five of six selected Army ground combat vehicles

This isnt 6 individual vehicles. Its 6 fleets of different vehicle models. 5 of the 6 fleets of army combat vehicles have not held a 90% mission capable rating for a full fiscal year.

That is very different than saying 20% of ground vehicles are mission capable.

Edit: It refers to "types" in the cover letter, not fleets

To address our objectives, we selected 18 types of Army and Marine Corps ground vehicles.

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