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Coverage dated November 9, 2026 to November 13, 2026

Pentagon Under Scrutiny Over F-35 Jet Parts Worth $1.3B

Headline from Newsweek

The program for the advanced F-35 fighter jet has been plagued by delays, ballooning costs and software issues.

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breaking Defense

    Pentagon can’t track thousands of F-35 parts: GAO (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    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.

  2. Insider

    The Pentagon has $31 billion in F-35 parts. A watchdog says it can't reliably keep track of them. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A watchdog found the Pentagon still can't account for millions in past F-35 parts losses and is struggling to track billions more in spare parts.

  3. Military.com

    Pentagon Still Can’t Account for Over 1 Million F-35 Parts Worth More Than $85 Million: GAO (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    A GAO audit finds the Pentagon can't track F-35 parts at more than 700 sites. About 17,000 additional components worth $1.3B are also missing.

  4. Military Times

    Pentagon can’t track millions of F-35 spare parts, watchdog finds (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The GAO reported that while the DoD's F-35 program "is the costliest in its history," the department "struggles to account" for its parts.

  5. RealClear Investigations

    Pentagon Can't Track Millions of F-35 Spare Parts (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    RealClear Investigations's feed description

    Michael Peck, Defense News The GAO reported that while the DoD's F-35 program "is the costliest in its history," the department "struggles to account" for its parts.

  6. Newsweek

    Pentagon Under Scrutiny Over F-35 Jet Parts Worth $1.3B (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The program for the advanced F-35 fighter jet has been plagued by delays, ballooning costs and software issues.

  7. Just the News

    Taxpayers own $31 billion in F-35 parts but Pentagon can’t account for them all (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The watchdog found the Department of War does not maintain complete records of the parts, which sit at more than 700 contractor and government facilities around the world.

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