Military● Elevated1h ago · Nov 9, 2026, 7:41 PM
Pentagon can’t track thousands of F-35 parts: GAO
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Breaking Defense · North America
The government watchdog found that more than 17,000 F-35 fighter jet parts worth an estimated $1.3 billion were missing from the program’s inventory system.
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