An F-35 aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 and an F-35B instructor pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 perform preflight checks on an F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 20, 2023. US Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Theodore Bergan
* A new government watchdog report reveals that the F-35 program is plagued by maintenance issues.
* Because of these problems, the stealth fighters can only fly a mission just over half the time.
* "Maintenance challenges negatively affect F-35 aircraft readiness," the report noted.
The US military's F-35 fighters are only capable of flying missions just over half the time due to serious maintenance issues, according to a watchdog review of the Pentagon's long-term procurement plans for the stealth aircraft.
The new findings, included in a lengthy report published on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), come just days after a F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter crashed over South Carolina during a training mishap, leading the US Marines Corps to issue a two-day pause to all flights over ongoing safety concerns.
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WNU Editor: Why is this not surprising.
GAO Report Says F-35 Fighter Jets Are Only Capable Of Flying Missions 55% Of The Time
Only 55 percent of F-35s mission capable, putting depot work in spotlight: GAO -- Breaking Defense
F-35 fighter jets are only ‘mission capable' 55% of the time, new report says -- NBC News
F-35 military fighter jets ‘mission capable’ 55% of time: Report -- News Nation
F-35 Stealth Fighter Only Mission Capable About Half The Time, Government Report Finds -- Zero Hedge/Epoch Times
I read this article the other day. How can a “super power” keep spending this kind of money only to get a half capable military product. The US is in bigger trouble trouble than most people will concede to. This is why I believe the US will be the next to use nukes in a confrontation.
ReplyDeleteOver time you get growth in MC uptime as things are worked out.
ReplyDeleteI do not remember all my training but we shall see if it holds for the F-35. We shall see.
But this is another WNU schadenfruede article. Why not one on the T-14? Right, no more will be built due to it not being MC at all.
How much was spent on the 35 program? That’s why it’s 100x more news worthy.
DeleteAnd it wasn’t our tax money going down the drain with the Armata
DeleteThe 35 has had significant problems since inception. The entire fleet has been grounded several times. You would think by now all the bugs had been worked out.
ReplyDeleteBut no.
People keep touting this thing as the "super duper, bestest, most advanced fighter" since the ME262 of the 1940s.
I do not see it. Too many bugs in the system. And the worst part of it is, we will Never know how "really good" it is.
Why?
Simple: the USAF has committed to buying these things and scrapping the F16, F22 and A10. WITH THIS, REPLACING ALL 3.
You really think the USAF and DoD is going to admit they made a mistake at this stage of the Game? No way...too many reputations involved and too much money.
Now we are stuck with it.......we will not know its true worth until it faces the Chinese or russians.
And what will its performance be? No one really knows. Tests and war games are stacked in its favor so that outcomes are pre determined. Tests are done under optimal conditions.... so we will not know until it is too late.
You would report on the the T-14 because it was going to be the MBT of one of the 3 peer adversaries.
ReplyDeleteThat is you report on it if you wanted to stay a serious blog.
It is becoming increasing clear that this is not a case of WNU being a patriotic Russian, but that this blog is an influence operation.
It is becoming increasingly and quite clear that skoda is a lunatic.
ReplyDeleteThis blog does not concur with skodas world view, therefore it must be an FSB operation and everyone on it, except for him, is a russian troll.
Fixed it for you buddy!!
11:04,
ReplyDeleteHave you considered the Ukrainian PR person that was fired? They have issues. Not arguing that. You suppose maybe they were telling the actual truth? In hybrid warfare figure the odds.
If Goebbels was a legit target years and years ago, why not the littler fish?
Big Boys make rules up as they go along. So Biden said one thing today. Who knows what he says tomorrow.
FTFY
Ok
ReplyDeleteso how is what you just said , related to the main subject?
The Pr person they fired was a raving lunatic fag, whose psychological bent could have been a case study at a max security psych hospital.
But that thing probably is a satanist.
I would agree the PR person was unstable. They might find peace before they are done, but they will be unhappy for a long, long time.
ReplyDeletethe problem with the PR person is not what they said, but when they or how they said it. I think they overheard stuff or were privy to stuff. With their hormones being fucked up due to drugs and denying reality, they blurted out. So they were sacked.
Again if Goebbels was a legit target, why not a subordinate of his?
You cannot advocate for taking out a Goebbels subordinate and then draw the line at the other.
Al Qaeda and other groups have explicitly stated that citizens of countries like the US are legit targets.
Putin has had numerous Russian journalists taken out.
So why should some people be sacrosanct or special?
Because it s the rule of law. You follow it or you do not. They brought charges against Putin did they not?
ReplyDeleteThe law applies to ALL. Not just those whose side you are on. If that is what you have, then you do not have law and order, but Victors justice. aka Revenge.
Budonov and this "thing" all need to go before the court.
AND. the way these laws work....all those who protect and support these criminals in their criminal acts need to stand before the court.
Looks Like Z Man and his band of thugs are war criminals.
Not my doing, I did not write these laws. That was done by a bunch of smart lawyers before and after WW2.