U.S. Fighter Fleets Fall Short Of Readiness Goals, Report Says

U.S. Air Force F-35As and an F-16 fly over Luke AFB, Arizona, in January.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. military’s tactical fighter fleets have largely not met mission capable rate targets in recent years, despite high levels of spending to try to keep the aircraft ready, a new watchdog report says. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a report released Oct. 21 found the bulk of...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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