{"id":24261,"date":"2022-12-12T23:29:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T23:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/12\/predictive-maintenance-works-why-isnt-the-military-using-it-more\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:13:47","slug":"predictive-maintenance-works-why-isnt-the-military-using-it-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2022\/12\/12\/predictive-maintenance-works-why-isnt-the-military-using-it-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictive maintenance works. Why isn\u2019t the military using it more?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two decades after the Pentagon issued its first memo on the future of predictive maintenance, the top federal watchdog says the military still hasn\u2019t fully reaped its benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-23-105556.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Dec. 8 Government Accountability Office report<\/a> argues that lackluster oversight, a dearth of concrete objectives and little buy-in among rank-and-file maintainers are keeping the Defense Department from saving money and time \u2014 and even lives \u2014 each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the military services have begun piloting predictive maintenance programs on some weapon systems, they do not replace parts or components regularly based on predictive maintenance forecasts,\u201d GAO said. \u201cBy developing plans to implement predictive maintenance, including action plans and milestones for weapon systems, the military services would be better positioned to determine where, when and how to effectively adopt [it].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2022\/10\/06\/army-taps-palantir-for-predictive-maintenance-project\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6261596.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army taps Palantir for software to help predict maintenance problems<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Denver-based firm received a five-year, $85.1 million contract.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Predictive maintenance has garnered more attention in the past few years as the idea of machine-learning algorithms and \u201cbig data\u201d gain traction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GAO listed more than four dozen ground combat and support systems, ships and fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft that are compatible with predictive maintenance technologies \u2014 but not all have gotten on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The services are outfitting some assets with sensors to collect data that would alert maintainers when a part is wearing out, and how it might fail. Some systems have relied on that monitoring for decades, like the Navy\u2019s CH-53 Sea Stallion, while others are still in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pilot programs nonetheless continue to spring up across the Defense Department, known as the \u201cCondition-Based Maintenance\u201d and \u201cCondition-Based Maintenance Plus\u201d programs, the Prognostic and Predictive Maintenance effort, and Enhanced Reliability-Centered Maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials estimate those initiatives have saved hundreds of millions of dollars, increased the availability of combat vehicles and aircraft, and cut time at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor example, preventive maintenance may require replacing a tire every 30,000 miles or 3 years regardless of use or condition,\u201d GAO said. \u201cPredictive maintenance may use data from electronic sensors combined with known historical data to anticipate the optimal time to replace the tire\u2014not too early as to waste money, but also not too late as to let that tire fail unexpectedly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis approach could allow maintenance personnel and vehicle users to perform maintenance when needed and ensure that technicians are available to do the work at the preferred location,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/06\/16\/five-years-later-inside-the-navys-data-driven-quest-to-avert-a-future-fitzgerald-or-mccain-collision\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fitzgerald-8.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Five years later: Inside the Navy\u2019s data-driven quest to avert a future Fitzgerald or McCain collision<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The surface navy has worked since 2017 to avoid future fatal collisions. But Navy-wide, there&#039;s evidence of failure to learn. The service is now turning to data to ensure it never has another Fitzgerald or McCain disaster again.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the most extreme cases, predictive maintenance has helped the Army avoid four costly or potentially fatal aircraft crashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHealth monitor sensors on an AH-64 Apache helicopter detected a nose gearbox malfunction that may have failed within a few hours,\u201d GAO said. \u201cThe commander [of] Army Aviation and Missile Command said that the early detection prior to failure may have prevented an accident, saved the lives of two personnel, and prevented the loss of the aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the government watchdog noted that the military has been slow to embrace predictive maintenance because its mechanics are already overworked and sometimes hesitant to learn a new system. Spare parts availability and limited infrastructure to process data can pose hurdles as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe number of uniformed maintenance personnel across the four military services decreased by about 29,000 from fiscal years 2007 through 2021,\u201d the report added. \u201cThis occurred in an era characterized by increasing operational demands, aging weapon systems in use beyond their expected service life, and the acquisition of newer, increasingly complex weapon systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/07\/20\/it-aint-broke-but-still-fix-it-how-predicting-repairs-is-transforming-maintenance\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KC-135-refueling-F-15.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">It ain\u2019t broke, but still fix it: How predicting repairs is transforming maintenance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Conditions-based maintenance has already been tested on C-5M cargo planes and KC-135R tankers at ten bases around the world, and has also been used on the B-1B Lancer bomber.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GAO recommended 16 steps that would improve how the military handles predictive maintenance; service officials agreed with most of the suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They range from designating a single entity to manage those efforts for an entire service, to creating a schedule with milestones and measurable objectives for rolling out proactive maintenance across the force. For instance, a Navy and Marine Corps study of how to track those metrics is slated to end in fiscal 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The armed forces will likewise forge ahead with tweaks to policies that have slowed their progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some cases, troops can get waivers that let them spend the time saved through predictive maintenance on maintenance backlogs elsewhere. 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