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No Updated Statistics Available on F-35 Cannibalization Rates

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

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No Updated Statistics Available on F-35 Cannibalization Rates

A pilot from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah--the home station of 78 F-35As-- prepares an F-35A Lightning II for deployment to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany on Feb. 15 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 is to have no more than five cannibalizations per 1,000 hours and a maximum of 10 per 1,000 hours, and, while such rates were elevated in 2018, the F-35 program has not disclosed more recent statistics, and GAO said that it does not have updated figures either. While the sustainment contract for the F-35 has said that the not mission capable for supply (NMC-S) rate is to…

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