THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS - GROUNDED: NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF U.S. NAVY'S STRIKE FIGHTERS CAN'T FLY

Grounded: Nearly two-thirds of US Navy’s strike fighters can’t fly

BY MICHAEL ON FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet strike fighters are the tip of the spear, embodying most of the fierce striking power of the aircraft carrier strike group. But nearly two-thirds of the fleet’s strike fighters can’t fly — grounded because they’re either undergoing maintenance or simply waiting for parts or their turn in line on the aviation depot backlog.

Overall, more than half the Navy’s aircraft are grounded, most because there isn’t enough money to fix them.

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