F-35s Flew Only Half-Time in 2024 Amid Lockheed Maintenance Woes Reports Inspector General-U.S. DoD

A recent audit by the US Defence Department’s Office of the Inspector General has exposed critical shortcomings in the F-35 fighter jet program, revealing that aircraft availability averaged just 50 per cent throughout fiscal year 2024.This figure fell 17 percentage points short of the minimum performance threshold set by military services, primarily due to maintenance lapses by Lockheed Martin,
A recent audit by the US Defence Department’s Office of the Inspector General has exposed critical shortcomings in the F-35 fighter jet program, revealing that aircraft availability averaged just 50 per cent throughout fiscal year 2024.This figure fell 17 percentage points short of the minimum performance threshold set by military services, primarily due to maintenance lapses by Lockheed Martin,
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