The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A maintains the second-lowest mission-capable rate in the service’s fleet, ahead of only the Lockheed Martin F-22.
Credit: Senior Airman Zachary Rufus/U.S. Air Force
Just one U.S. military aircraft type has exceeded its mission-capable goals for the majority of years from 2015 through 2024, according to the main governmental watchdog agency—and the Pentagon intends to stop operating it. That aircraft is the U.S. Air Force’s aging and soon-to-be retired Bell UH...
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