GAO report: F-35 fleet full mission capable rate drops to 25% by fiscal 2025
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Michael Scanlon
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Summary
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter fleet's readiness rates have continued to decline through fiscal 2025. The full mission capable rate has fallen to just 25%, down from 38% in fiscal 2021. The mission capable rate (ability to perform at least one tasked mission) dropped from 67% to 44% over the same period. Air Force officials attributed part of the decline to ongoing maintenance and supply chain challenges.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe fleet's full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a new Government Accountability Office report released Thursday.
The mission capable rate, which measures the percentage of time aircraft can perform at least one of their tasked missions, dropped from 67% in fiscal 2021 to 44% in fiscal 2025, GAO found.
The full mission capable rate, the share of time aircraft can perform all assigned missions, slid from 38% to 25% over the same period.
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