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So in the wake of that crash of the F-35 jet in South Carolina with a lot of questions

remaining about what the hell actually happened there.

We've got a new report that outlines some not great details about this very, very expensive

thing.

Put this up on the screen.

So they say that the F-35 fighter jets can only fly 55% of the time, so about half of

the time.

This is according to a U.S. watchdog, I mean, read you a little bit from this article.

They say that maintenance issues keep the aircraft on the ground often, despite the growing

reliance on this plane by the U.S. and its allies, the fleet's mission capable rate

or the percentage of time a plane can perform.

One of its assigned missions was 55%.

That is far below the Pentagon's goal of 85% to 90%.

The F-35 share of the U.S.'s overall tactical aviation fleet is expected to keep growing

basically every branch.

The military is increasingly relying on the F-35 and moving in this direction, in spite

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