Purchasing new aircraft accounts for, by far, the lion’s share of the 31 Major Defense Acquisition Programs assessed in a new Government Accountability Office report (GAO) report. The GAO has already flagged serious F-35 delays and cost increases, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the F-35 accounted for the greatest year-on-year cost increase of any major program examined by the GAO. The planned expenditures highlight the United States’ massive emphasis on air dominance, air-based power projection, strike missions, and aerial reconnaissance.
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