Is military aviation getting any safer? New mishap data shows mixed results.
By: Tara Copp  
Last spring Military Times reported that the Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force’s aircraft were in deep trouble. Manned aviation accidents had spiked almost 40 percent over the past five years, killing 133 service members since 2013.
More catastrophic crashes followed and Congress got laser-focused on the problem. After multiple hearings, lawmakers injected $39.4 billion into this year’s budget “to begin to overcome the crisis in military aviation by getting more aircraft in the air.†Capitol Hill also passed legislation creating a National Commission on Military Aviation Safety.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/04/09/is-military-aviation-getting-any-safer-new-mishap-data-shows-mixed-results/
