"The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Squadrons Are Broken" Topic
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20 Feb 2017 5:27 p.m. PST
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| Tango01 | 20 Feb 2017 3:18 p.m. PST |
"Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. Navy's roughly 800 F/A-18 strike fighters are grounded owing to budget-driven maintenance delays, according to Defense News, a trade publication. Now the sailing branch is struggling to make up the shortfall. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornets are unflyable, the Navy told Defense News. Twenty-seven percent of Hornets and Super Hornets are undergoing major depot work. Thirty-five percent await minor maintenance or parts. "Our shipyards and aviation depots are struggling to get our ships and airplanes through maintenance periods on time," Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Moran told the House Armed Services Committee in mid-February 2017…"
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| Weddier | 20 Feb 2017 7:43 p.m. PST |
It's easy and very visible to upgrade the forces with new equipment, but spares and training aren't very noticeable to the public, and so are often left out of the budget. They are merely the things that make the military work right when it counts. |
| Tango01 | 22 Feb 2017 11:01 a.m. PST |
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