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http://www.defensenews.com/articles/grounded-nearly-two-thirds-of-us-navys-strike-fighters-cant-fly
Dragon029 said:According to the article, 53% of all USN aircraft (from Super Hornets to helicopters) can't fly, while "Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said." That doesn't specify if they're talking Hornets or Super Hornets, but I get the impression that they're talking about both; naturally that figure would be more disposed towards legacy Hornets, although there are slightly more Super Hornets than Hornets (or about a 60/40 ratio if you include Growlers as well).
Archibald said:Both Russia and China have serious issues maintaining decent flight rates of their extensive Su-27 / Su-35 fleets.