Military aircraft readiness a struggle with aging fleet - Washington Times

Military aircraft readiness a struggle with aging fleet - Washington Times

Pentagon scrambles to bolster war readiness with aging aircraft fleet

The Pentagon ordered a fleetwide grounding of the next-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighters just days after Defense Secretary James Mattis took the unprecedented step of demanding an 80 percent readiness rate for all military aircraft. (Associated Press/File) more >

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times - Sunday, October 14, 2018