F-35s Fully Mission Capable Only 27 Percent of the Time – GAO Report

F-35s Fully Mission Capable Only 27 Percent of the Time – GAO Report

The US military’s F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft have a problem with spare parts, and it’s keeping the planes out of the sky, according to a new report by a government watchdog. “F-35 aircraft were unable to fly nearly 30% of the May-November 2018 time period due to spare parts shortages,” according to an April report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).