Almost Two-Thirds of US Navy Fighter Jets Can’t Fly

‘Nearly two-thirds of the US Navy’s fleet of Super Hornet and F/A-18 jet fighters are not airworthy. The aircraft are grounded awaiting parts or maintenance as part of a lack of funding for repairs that has left over half of the Navy’s aircraft on the ground.
Money problems have also led to a growing backlog of aircraft that need repairs, and for three years almost every carrier has taken longer than usual to refit, with some submarines out for four years or longer.
The Navy claims that 15 percent of its facilities are awaiting replacement, demolition or repair, and the service is also having trouble finding the money to move sailors and their families. Every year the Navy must dole out $440 million in sailor pay alone.’
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