Breaking Down USAF’s 70-Percent Overall Mission Capable Rate
May 19, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force’s fleet in fiscal 2019 maintained an overall mission capable rate of 70.27 percent, a slight increase from the previous year. Although some key combat aircraft, such as the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor, sustained low capability rates, service officials say the numbers don’t tell the whole story.
Air Force officials say the mission capable rate—a snapshot of how much of a certain fleet is ready to go at a given time—is an inaccurate portrayal of the service’s overall health. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, in a September 2019 interview with Air Force Magazine, said the service instead wants to highlight how deployable a fleet is within a short period of time.
https://www.airforcemag.com/breaking-down-usafs-70-percent-overall-mission-capable-rate/
