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The F-35 Fighter Needs a Critical Update. The Problem: It Will Be 5 Years Late
A recent GAO report reveals the F-35’s critical Block 4 upgrade is now five years behind schedule and $6 billion over budget.
The following is the September 3, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Actions Needed to ...
Upgrades to F-35 slowed down by costs and production issues according to the government office of accountability ...
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F-35 stealth fighter deliveries have been falling farther and farther behind, watchdog finds
A new report highlights worsening delivery time frames for the jet despite incentives from the Pentagon.
On average, new F-35s were 238 days late last year, a watchdog found, while the builder collected “hundreds of millions” in ...
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GAO: millions of dollars in incentives wasted to remedy F-35 delays
Block 4 upgrades are causing delays for delivering the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and financial incentives are not helping, ...
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Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors
The F-35 program originally aimed to have Block 4’s 66 capabilities — which later swelled by more than a dozen — completed by ...
The U.S. military said the F-35 fleet supports the combined combat power of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the ...
The F-35’s advanced technology is so superior, it has been acquired by 18 of our allies. While the list includes our NATO allies, one country conspicuously absent is Turkey, due to its decision ...
A complicated relationship The advanced combat technology aboard the F-35 stealth fighter is exceptionally sensitive, and the US carefully weighs who gets access to it.
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