The operational availability of U.S. Air Force aircraft reached its lowest level in 20 years

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The operational availability of U.S. Air Force aircraft reached its lowest level in 20 years

In the course of the past year, the US Air Force has faced a number of problems in maintaining its aircraft fleets with a high degree of operational availability, reaching the lowest rates in two decades. In percentage values, the “average mission capacity index” of the platforms of the institution would have reached only 67.15% during fiscal year 2024, a drop of almost two points relative to the data observed during the previous period and whic…