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U.S. F-35 Maintenance Man Hours Per Flight Hour Rate Improves Since 2018, But Mission Capable Rates Lag

U.S. F-35 Maintenance Man Hours Per Flight Hour Rate Improves Since 2018, But Mission Capable Rates Lag
An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing takes off during Arctic Gold 22-1 at Eielson AFB, Alaska on Jan. 12, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

While the most recently released mission capable (MC) rates for the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C are below 60 percent, the program said that it has more than satisfied the nine mission man hours per flight hour (MMH/FH) requirement for the aircraft, as the U.S. Air Force F-35A MMH/FH is 4.79, the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B 7.48, and the U.S. Navy F-35C 7.55. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) did not answer questions on how the program has been able to…

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