Only a quarter of US F-35s were fully mission-capable last year as maintenance and parts problems dragged down readiness, watchdog reports

F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter readiness rates have slipped in recent years despite billions in investments.
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F-35 stealth fighter deliveries have been falling farther and farther behind, watchdog finds

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The US military is facing worsening delivery delays for its advanced F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike ...
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Thirty years and $2 trillion into the F-35 program, the fleet is fully mission-capable about a quarter of the time

Six F-35Bs arrived at the Marine Corps carrying ballast where their radars should have been, because the new APG-85 was not ...
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Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

An F-35A Lighning II taxis off the runway at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 22, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish/Air Force) The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s readiness rates continued to ...
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DOT&E Says No Combat-Capable TR-3-Configured F-35s Were Delivered in FY2025

The latest Director, Operational Test & Evaluation report says no combat-capable F-35 TR-3 aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. military until September 2025 because of the truncated software. The ...