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Overhauling Fighter Pilot Training | USAF to Release Arctic Strategy | Bombers vs. Standoff Weapons

June 19, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

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, which hovers just over 50 percent, sustained low capability rates, service ...

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