F-35 fighter jets are only 'mission capable' 55% of the time, new report says

Only Around Half Of The Military’s F-35 Fighter Jets Are Mission-Ready, Watchdog Says

by Jake Smith at CDN - The U.S. military’s F-35 fighter jets are infrequently flight-ready amid a major backlog in repairs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Thursday. Only 55% of F-35s in the military’s fleet are mission-ready, far lower than the “mission capable” goal of 85% to 90%, according to the report. The … Click to read the rest HERE-> Only Around Half Of The Military’s F-35 Fighter Jets Are Mission…

F-35 Stealth Fighter Only Mission Capable About Half The Time, Government Report Finds

F-35 Stealth Fighter Only Mission Capable About Half The Time, Government Report Finds Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, A new government report has found that U.S. F-35 fighter jets are only ready for a mission about half of the time, with the remaining time spent awaiting maintenance. On Thursday, the the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report (pdf) which concluded that the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter,…

F-35s Are Rarely Flight-Ready and Repairs Are Too Slow, GAO Report Says

F-35 fighter jets are only ‘mission capable' 55% of the time, new report says

Days after a $100 million F-35B crashed in rural South Carolina, a government watchdog report released Thursday highlights ongoing maintenance delays showing...

DoD F-35 fleet only ready for missions 55% of the time

This surely can't be related to that crash debacle over the weekend, right?

GAO blasts contractor-led F-35 maintenance as costly, slow

Without key technical data from F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, GAO said military maintainers can't fix some parts — or even learn how to fix them.