United States Navy
The United States Navy is the maritime branch of the United States Armed Forces, responsible for naval operations. It is one of the largest navies in the world and falls under the U.S. Department of Defense, headed by the Department of the Navy. Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C. The service operates carrier strike groups, naval aviation, submarine forces, and supports the U.S. Marine Corps.
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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.