(Amerika) United States Navy

[Schneemann]

Nachdem wir uns hier schon ziemlich umfangreich über die mangelnde Einsatzbereitschaft des fliegenden Gerätes bei der Bundeswehr ausgelassen hatten, und Vanitas auch schon - im Europabereich - einen Link über ähnlich desolate Zustände in Frankreich eingestellt hatte, dachte ich, ich setze gleich noch einen darauf ( ) und schaue über den großen Teich zu unserem größten Verbündeten...

Two-thirds of Navy strike fighter jets can't fly

Nearly two-thirds of the US Navy's F/A 18 strike fighter jets are currently unable to fly, grounded due to repair delays or because they are awaiting spare parts. With more than half of all Navy aircraft out of service and no budget agreement in place to increase defense spending levels, the top brass says its usable planes are being pushed to the limit. [...]

The number of non-operational F/A 18 Hornets is "double where we should be," he said, confirming reports that 62% of the Navy's F/A 18s are unable to fly and 53% of the Navy's total air fleet is grounded. [...]

But Peter Singer, a strategist for the Washington-based New America Foundation, said that "the readiness problems are a culmination of a series of decisions to keep kicking the can down the road, from Congress's budget issues to the Pentagon assuming there would be a new replacement jet by now."

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politi...-grounded/

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