US DoD loses hundreds of millions in F-35 spare parts, audit finds

A US government audit (GAO-equivalent) has found that the Department of Defense lost track of spare parts for the F-35 fighter jet, valued at several hundred million kronor (tens of millions of USD). This is a recurring accountability failure for the most expensive weapons system in US history, highlighting logistics and oversight weaknesses. The loss of parts could impact F-35 readiness and sustainment costs, though operational impact is not yet quantified.

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