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Pentagon’s top new weapons programs are 12 years behind schedule: Watchdog
The Pentagon's major defense acquisition programs are averaging a 12-year delay in delivery, per a GAO report. Issues include immature technologies in the middle tier of acquisition projects and specific program setbacks like the Navy's MQ-25 Stingray and DDG(X) destroyer.
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