Article: Air Force acknowledges B-1B fully mission capable rate at zero. (strategic bomber)

Article: Wartime mission capable rates exceeded peacetime ...
Defense Daily;  April 3, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Wartime mission capable rates (MCR) for all Air Force tactical aircraft in Operation Desert Storm exceeded peacetime ... according to statistical data released by the Air Force. Mission capable rates represent the percentage of aircraft available for ...

Article: Air Force: Fighter Mission Capable ...
Defense Daily;  June 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ...By Frank Wolfe The mission capable (MC) rate for Air ... still a concern as the Air Force moves parts work to ... of issues with the mission capable rates for fighters ... experienced." The Air Force now has more Three ...

Article: Report claims most B-1Bs not mission capable. ...
Defense Daily;  February 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... 95 B-1Bs were mission capable, falling 20 short ... required by the Air Force Bomber Roadmap ... Until 1992, the Air Force peacetime availability ... planes that are "mission capable"--was 75 percent ... past June, the Air Force identified a ... prevent a 75 percent ...

Article: Lockheed Martin F-22 Rated 'Mission Capable' By ...
PR Newswire;  January 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... completed with the U.S. Air Force announcement late last ... fighter in operation "Mission Capable," one of the highest ... another great day for the Air Force, the Lockheed Martin ... F-22 program. The Air Force FOT&E announcement ...

Article: High mission capable rates for B-1B are obtainable ...
Defense Daily;  February 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... traditionally suffered from sub-par mission capable rates (MCR), the positive ... minimal additional funding, the Air Force's bomber chief said yesterday ... Mike Loh, commander of the Air Force's Air Combat Command. Since ... Pentagon briefing, also said the Air Force can ...

Article: Making the acquisition warrior fully mission ...
Program Manager;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... levels. Just as the Air Force deems aircraft "Fully Mission Capable" based on maintenance ... training program. Mission Capable in the Operational ... For individual Air Force weapons systems ... determined to be Fully Mission Capable (FMC). At this ...

Transcript: CSAF DETAILS STATE OF THE AIR FORCE AT AIR ...
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  March 13, 2000 ;     685 words ... ... Aerospace Force is the overall direction of the Air Force. The centerpiece of the Air Force going into the 21st century is this EAF ... problems that have directly affected the Air Force's mission capable rate, the chief said many outside factors ...