Just four of 49 model types have shown complete readiness over the last decade, a government watchdog found
Only four out of 49 types of US military aircraft met “mission capable goals” in most of the years between 2011 and 2021, a report published this week by the Government Accountability Office has revealed. “Aircraft mission capable goals were generally not met,” the document released on Thursday said. The study found that one model of the notoriously costly F-35 has failed to meet targets in every year so far.
Only the Air Force’s UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter scored a perfect record for readiness, meeting mission goals every year from 2011 through 2021, the report found. The Navy’s anti-submarine EP-3E satisfied the criteria in seven out of 10 years, while the Air Force’s B-2 bomber and RC-135S-W Cobra Ball spy plane met requirements in six of those years. The Navy’s E6-B Mercury command post was successful half the time.
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