{
  "id": 4701932,
  "title": "US Navy backlogs could leave over a dozen submarines sitting idle for years, costing $3 billion, watchdog says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-navy-backlogs-could-leave-over-a-dozen-submarines-sitting-idle-for",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T19:02:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-submarine-repair-backlog-costs-billions-subs-gao-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "15 attack submarines could be left sitting idle for more than 14,000 days waiting for shipyard space, costing the Navy over $3 billion, the GAO found.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}