F-35 To Hit 80% Mission Capability Rate By September 2019 Written 8 April 2019

FlightGlobal reported that “combat units of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter fleet within the three US military services and eight international programme partners are on track to reach an 80% mission capability rate by September 2019.” In prepared testimony before the US House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee on April 4, Joint Program Office Executive Officer Vice Admiral Mathias Winter indicated that “the entire F-35 Lightning II fleet should reach an 80% mission capability rate by September 2020.” 
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