US Air Force bails on Mattis-era fighter jet readiness goal

Defense News: The Air Force has officially abandoned a directive to get its F-35s, F-22s and F-16s up to an 80 percent mission capable rate after failing to meet that goal in fiscal year 2019, the service’s presumptive chief of staff indicated Thursday.

According to written responses by Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown ahead of his May 7 confirmation hearing, “the F-16 mission capable rate reached a high of 75% in June 2019, the F-22 mission capable rate achieved a high of 68% in April 2019 and the F-35 mission capability rate climbed to a high of 74% in September 2019.”

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