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89 of 98 F-35s Delivered in 2023 Were Late, GAO Says

89 of 98 F-35s Delivered in 2023 Were Late, GAO Says
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs in the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz. participated in the Haboob Havoc, exercise on April 24th over the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered 89 of 98 F-35s late last year--the highest rate in six years, and RTX's [RTX] Pratt & Whitney delivered all 137 F135 engines for the fighter late in 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report. Prior to 2023 figures for the F-35 late deliveries are 38 of 91--42 percent--late in 2018, 17 of 134--13 percent--in 2019, 50 of 120--42 percent--in 2020, 22 of 142--18 percent--in 2021, and 71 of 141--50 percent--in 2022,…

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