• D61 [any]
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    8 months ago

    HAHAH... only 30% can fly and of those, only 30% are FMC.

    So... 450 in service as of this document, DoD Sept 31, 2023 ... I'm unsure if this is worldwide of just the USA military though.

    450 * .30 = 135 (Able to fly at least one of their possible missions)

    135 * .30 = 40.5 (Able to fly all their possible missions)

    Pretty sure its standard that any fighter going up has a wing-man, so that means nobody flies without a buddy.

    40.5 / 2 = 20.25

    Gotta round that down to an even 20.

    Anybody know how many airbases/aircraft carriers can support these things? Outside the USA would be the important number to look for...