The Navy Does Not Know if It Has Too Much Electronic/Electrical Depot Maintenance Capability, Too Little, or the Right Kind

The management of depot maintenance of electronic-electrical items at Navy shipyards, naval air rework facilities, and naval electronic systems engineering centers was reviewed at 18 locations. Equipment is maintained at depots or contractor plants when it needs maintenance which requires more extensive facilities and equipment and more skilled personnel than are available at lower maintenance levels. The objective of depot maintenance is to sustain weapon and end-item systems in a state of operational readiness, consistent with the mission requirements of the operating or tactical elements, and at the least cost.