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The F-35 Fighter Jet Program Has Precisely 719...
The F-35 Fighter Jet Program Has Precisely 719 Problems
The beleaguered F-35 program has yet another problem on its hands. Actually, make that 719 problems.
A recent report from the Pentagon’s internal watchdog reveals that the next gen fighter jet is plagued with hundreds of issues. The Defense Department’s Inspector General conducted a series of quality assurance assessments that found the Joint Program Office and Defense Contract Management Agency performed “inadequate oversight,” failing to adhere to widely adopted quality management protocols while losing control of contractors that have already sunk an estimated$400 billion taxpayer dollars into what is the most expensive weapons system ever developed by the U.S. government.
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