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UK politics
fromTheregister
10 hours ago

Ministry of Defence's F-35 blunder: 57B and counting

MoD short-term budget cuts have undermined the UK's F-35 program, tripling whole-life costs, delaying key capabilities and leaving the fleet understrength and undercapable.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

F-35 stealth fighter deliveries have been falling farther and farther behind, watchdog finds

The US military is facing worsening delivery delays for its advanced F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, according to a new government watchdog assessment. A report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that most F-35s delivered in 2023 by contractor Lockheed Martin and engine maker Pratt & Whitney were late, arriving an average of 61 days behind schedule. In 2024, the problem grew notably worse: every F-35 delivered was late, with an average delay of 238 days.
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