Equipment cannibalisation increasingly widespread in Royal Navy, finds NAO

摘要

The Royal Navy's new Astute-class submarines experienced the highest average number of cannibalisations across its ships and submarines, with 59 instances per submarine. They also experienced more defects than older equipment, with a third of these defects resolved through cannibalised parts. Older Type 23 Frigates experienced an average of 17 cannibalisations per ship in 2016-17.