DEFENSE MANAGEMENT: Opportunities to Reduce Corrosion Costs and Increase Readiness

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD)maintains equipment and infrastructure worth billions of dollars in many environments where corrosion is causing military assets to deteriorate, shortening their useful life. The resulting increase in required repairs and replacements drives up costs and takes critical systems out of action, reducing mission readiness. GAO was asked to review military activities related to corrosion control. Specifically, this report examines the extent of the impact of corrosion on DOD and the military services and the extent of the effectiveness of DODs and the services approach to preventing and mitigating corrosion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1168790

Entities

People

  • William Solis

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Congress
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Howitzers
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Facilities
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Naval Aviation
  • Navy
  • Navy Aircraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.