U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy is the maritime branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the largest navies in the world by tonnage and personnel. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and operates a fleet that includes aircraft carriers, submarines, surface combatants and naval aviation units deployed worldwide. The service is led by the Chief of Naval Operations, a four-star admiral.
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More than half of Ukraine's F-16s grounded by Belgian maintenance delays
A Wall Street Journal report says more than half of Ukraine's F-16 fighters are non-combat-ready because phased technical inspections carried out by Belgian contractor Sabena Aerospace Engineering under a U.S. contract are taking far longer than in the United States. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed to the Financial Times that roughly half the fleet is in long-term repair in Europe and said Ukraine wants to move most of that maintenance onto its own territory with Western support. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman publicly disputed the 'catastrophically low' readiness framing, saying turnaround times are actually shortening.