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Kenneth Wilsbach
62:05 - 62:40
"the F-35 has performed marvelously in Epic Fury. And you're right, the aircraft availability averages out over the course of time at about 50%, but of the jets that we actually had forward performed much, much greater than that."
“the F-35 has performed marvelously in Epic Fury. And you're right, the aircraft availability averages out over the course of time at about 50%, but of the jets that we actually had forward performed much, much greater than that.”
- Speaker
- Kenneth Wilsbach
- Timestamp
- 62:05 – 62:40
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
Unfortunately, only about 50% of the fleet was available for operations when the war began. What is the status of Air Force efforts to improve the combat readiness of our F-35s? Thank you, Senator. Yes, the F-35 has performed marvelously in Epic Fury. And you're right, the aircraft availability averages out over the course of time at about 50%, but of the jets that we actually had forward performed much, much greater than that.
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