06 jul 2026
Pentagon’s top new weapons programs are 12 years behind schedule: Watchdog
The news was almost predictable. For yet another year, auditors have found that America’s new weapons aren’t being delivered on time. “ DOD plans to invest over $2.4 trillion to develop and acquire its costliest weapon programs,” according to the Government Accountability Office’s 2026 annual report on major defense acquisition programs, or MDAP. “Schedule delays persisted across MDAPs, signaling overly optimistic time frames,” according to the GAO report, which examined 104 of the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons programs .
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The news was almost predictable. For yet another year, auditors have found that America’s new weapons aren’t being delivered on time. “ DOD plans to invest over $2.4 trillion to develop and acquire its costliest weapon programs,” according to the Government Accountability Office’s 2026 annual report on major defense acquisition programs, or MDAP. “Schedule delays persisted across MDAPs, signaling overly optimistic time frames,” according to the GAO report, which examined 104 of the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons programs .
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Pentagon’s top new weapons programs are 12 years behind schedule: Watchdog
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