Days after a $100 million F-35B crashed in rural South Carolina, a government watchdog report released Thursday highlights ongoing maintenance delays showing F-35 fighter jets are “mission capable” only 55% of the time.

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F-35 fighter jets can only fly 55% of time, US watchdog says

US military plans to buy 2,500 F-35 fighter jets for $1.7tn, but report reveals serious maintenance issues and low mission success rate.

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Delhi

India

After tragedy Pentagon admits, F-35 fighter jets have 'maintenance issues'

The number of F-35 fighter jets capable of performing their missions is "far below program goals," and the Defense Department and its private-sector partners are "behind schedule" with their maintenance of the cutting-edge aircraft, a congressional watchdog said in a major report released Thursday.

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‘Behind schedule’ and ‘far below’ goals: Pentagon must rethink F-35 strategy, watchdog says

The Pentagon is poised to spend $1.7 trillion on nearly 2,500 F-35 fighter jets resulting from “costly maintenance issues” it faces in operating and repairing the aircraft.

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New York

Pentagon's $1.7T F-35 jets have ‘maintenance issues,’ finish...

"The F-35 fleet mission capable rate — the percentage of time the aircraft can perform one of its tasked missions — was about 55% in March 2023, far below program goals."

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GAO issues scathing report on Lockheed Martin's F-35 debacle

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

The U.S. military's F-35 fighter jets are rarely flight-ready amid a major backlog in repairs.

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Tucker Carlson

Neil Patel

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

The US Audit Chamber in its report revealed the number of combat-capable F-35 fighters in the US Army. This is about half of the number of boards. This is the publication Breaking Defense writes.

Счетная палата США в своем отчете раскрыла количество боеспособных истребителей F-35 в составе Армии США. Речь идет о половине от общего количества бортов. Об этом пишет издание Breaking Defense.

Только половина истребителей F-35 Армии США боеспособны — отчет военных

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Only half of U.S. Army's F-35 fighter jets are battled — military report

"Maintenance challenges negatively affect F-35 aircraft readiness," the Government Accountability Office wrote in a new report.

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F-35 stealth fighter jets are only capable of flying missions a little over half the time, watchdog finds

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

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

Report on military’s $160mn combat aircraft comes days after one crashed in South Carolina

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

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