The Royal Navy is increasingly forced to strip parts from its vessels in order to maintain other ships and submarines in the fleet, an investigation has found. Equipment “cannibalisation” increased 49% from 2012 to 2017 and spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) said budget cuts in the last two years could have increased the need to move parts between vessels and naval helicopters. Nuclear-powered Astute-class hunter-killer submarines, some of the most modern and advanced vessels in the Royal Navy, experienced the highest level of cannibalisation in the fleet with 59 instances per boat on average.
Scotsman 1st Nov 2017 read more »
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