Nearly half of US F-35s not ready to fly

Depot-level maintenance on the F-35B at Fleet Readiness Center East at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point North Carolina

Source: US Marine Corps

Analysis by auditors at the independent US Government Accountability Office found only 55% of the USA’s Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet was ready to perform assigned missions.

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