US F-18 Super Hornets and F-22 Raptors Failed Meeting the Mission Target

 

    Many of the United States (US) fighter jets, including the new F / A-18E / F Super Hornet, F-16, F-22 Raptor, and F-15C / D Eagle failed to meet their intended mission targets. This was revealed in a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

    According to the GAO report, about half of all aircraft could not reach readiness standards even one year in the stated duration. However, the F-15E Strike Eagle can meet its annual mission capability level in 4 out of 9 years. 

    "GAO examined 46 aircraft types and found that only three met their annual mission capability targets in most of the years for 2011 to 2019 fiscal years and 24 did not meet their annual mission capability targets," said the GAO report, quoted by the EurAsian Times, Monday ( 23/11/2020).

    One of the top three performing aircraft was the US Air Force's UH-1N Huey helicopter, which has been in service for about 50 years and even exceeded their MC (mission capability) target for nine years. Airplanes, on average, fly more than 15,000 hours during their lifetime.

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