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The United States Army’s decision to terminate further procurement of the M10 Booker armored combat vehicle underscores a broader reckoning within the Pentagon over costly acquisition missteps and a growing need for operational agility in an era of great power competition and contested logistics.
It is estimated that more than 100 fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets are currently grounded at Lockheed Martin’s facilities due to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (Pentagon) refusal to accept these fully constructed aircraft.
Due to constraints in its Defense Budget for the upcoming year, the United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) is forced to reduce its proposed purchases of several fighter aircraft types, notably the F-35 developed by Lockheed Martin and the F-15EX by Boeing.