GLOBAL DEFENSE's video: US key Warplanes Aren t Ready for Combat Shocking Govt Report

US key Warplanes Aren’t Ready for Combat, Shocking Govt. Report The Pentagon’s vast fleet of military aircraft is a lot less powerful than it looks. Or at least that’s the inescapable conclusion from a new report conducted by the US General Accountability Office, a watchdog federal agency established to audit the rest of the federal government, including the Department of Defense. Of 186 F-22 Raptor fighters, only about 93 are ready to fly missions at any particular time, the report found. The numbers are equally dismal for other aircraft, including the Navy’s FA-18E,F Super Hornet. In some aircraft fleets, including the B-1B bomber, there are more mission-ready planes than unready ones. Titled Air Force and Navy Aviation: Actions Needed to Address Persistent Sustainment Risks, the report samples eight aircraft fleets Pentagon-wide and tracks their mission-capable readiness rates from fiscal years 2015 through 2021. “Mission Capable” is defined as a status in which an aircraft type can conduct at least one and potentially all of its assigned missions. For example, an F A-18E, F Super Hornet’s missions might include counter-air, ground attack, and aerial refueling. As a readiness rating, it’s fairly generous, falling short of “Fully Mission Capable,” which measures an aircraft’s ability to perform all of its advertised missions. The G A O report is sobering. It tracks the Air Force’s B-1B Lancer bomber, C-5M Super Galaxy and C-130T Hercules transports, F-22 Raptor and F A-18E, F Super Hornet fighters, KC-135 Stratofortress and KC-130T tankers, and P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. All aircraft experienced reduced mission-capable rates between 2015 and 2021, some by double digits. F-22, us Navy,Air Force, bombers,fighters, MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed aerial refueling tanker, F-16, Fighting Falcon,F-35A ,Joint Strike Fighter, C-17 Globemaster III, P-8 Poseidon, KC-135 Stratotanker, C-5M Super Galaxy, F A-18E, C-130T Hercules , pmf tank,protected mobile firepower,us army,abrams tank,m1a2,light tank,next generation tank,new us tank,us army tank,united states tank,armored vehicle, fighter jets,fighter jets air force,u.s.a fighter jets,fighter jets video,american fighter jets,fighter aircraft,us military,us military news,f-15 eagle,f-16 fighting falcon,f/a-18 hornet,f-15e strike eagle,f/a-18e/f super hornet,f-22 raptor,f-35 lightning ii