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Pentagon blocks F-35 review, ending 20-year oversight run

15 July 2026 · in 80 words

Pentagon blocks F-35 review, ending 20-year oversight run

The decision stopped the US government’s main watchdog from carrying out its yearly check of the fighter jet programme, ending a run that had lasted for more than two decades. The South China Morning Post said the Pentagon refused access to information needed for the review. The F-35 is the Pentagon’s biggest weapons programme and has faced years of delays and rising costs.

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