Scope:

The Sustainment Panel has the mission of reducing the cost of ship logistics and sustainment activities to include repair, maintenance, and modernization while increasing operational availability for manned and unmanned vessels. Panel focus will be placed on advancing technologies, materials, processes and procedures that realize greater efficiencies in lifecycle sustainment. The Panel also includes researching and evaluating opportunities for implementation of digital tools, new technology, and processes to increase operational availability.

Strategic Initiatives:

  1. Incorporate sustainment considerations in the design phase of manned and unmanned vessels and components to support ship maintenance and modernization of hull, mechanical, and electrical as well as mission system infrastructure.
  2. Develop and implement new inspection and maintenance processes and procedures to support minimal time in availabilities.
  3. Develop and implement processes to address supply chain issues.
  4. Develop processes to improve material/early condition assessments and prognostic monitoring tools to support condition-based maintenance and structural health.
  5. Develop and implement life cycle cost modeling for flexible, adaptable manned and unmanned systems as compared to traditional shipbuilding practices.

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