Only one-third of Super Hornets ready to ‘fight tonight’ as of October, admiral says

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Only one-third of Super Hornets ready to ‘fight tonight’ as of October, admiral says
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz   1 day ago


Just a third of the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornets were fully mission-capable and ready to “fight tonight” as of October, the head of Naval Air Forces told Congress on Friday.

Only half of the service’s 542 Super Hornets were flyable as of last month, Vice Adm. Troy Shoemaker told the House Subcommittee on Readiness at a hearing on aviation readiness.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/11/09/only-one-third-of-super-hornets-ready-to-fight-tonight-as-of-october-admiral-says/