QFR-2027-0087
Submarine maintenance backlog (repeat)
SASC · SSIC 5216 · Suspense 2026-07-02
Part a.
What progress has the Navy made against the submarine maintenance backlog at the public shipyards?
ETMS2
ETMS2-1180219
Hearing
S.Hrg. 119-114, Subcommittee on Seapower, 11 Mar 2026
Received
2026-06-17
OPR
N83
OCR
N80
Drafted from the question, guidance library, and prior answers. Edit before it enters coordination — every save is audited.
**Response to QFR from Sen. Ashcombe — Submarine Maintenance Backlog** The Navy is addressing submarine maintenance throughput at the public shipyards through infrastructure optimization and workforce initiatives.¹ Prior-year reporting documents the drydock-capacity actions underpinning this response,² and the Department remains committed to a stable, predictable demand signal to the maintenance industrial base.³
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N80/Industrial Base
Confirm supplier count for critical sub-assemblies.
Due 2026-07-14
Program office
FY2027 planned procurement rate + rough delta vs. PB.
Due 2026-07-16
N81/Assessments
Schedule-risk narrative if throughput flat.
Due 2026-07-15
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