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Navy/USMC

Navy Says It Achieved 80% Mission Capable Goal For Super Hornets And Growlers

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

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Navy Says It Achieved 80% Mission Capable Goal For Super Hornets And Growlers

An E/A-18 Growler electronic attack aircraft in the foreground shadowed by a F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. (Photo: Boeing)

The Navy said on Tuesday that the operational F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets achieved the 80 percent mission-capable (MC) readiness rate mandated by the Secretary of Defense. Both aircraft types stand above 80 percent of primary Mission Aircraft Inventory (PMAI) at 343 and 95 aircraft, respectively, the Navy said. The Navy has a total of over 500 Super Hornets, with these MC goals applying to the operational aircraft. In fall 2018 then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis directed the…

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