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Exhibit 335

Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Requiring Mature Technologies Could Enable Shift to Rapid Delivery (GAO-26-108457)

Exhibit 335 ยท GAO report

Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Requiring Mature Technologies Could Enable Shift to Rapid Delivery (GAO-26-108457)

Among the 72 MDAPs for which cost data was available, over half of the programs (46 of 72) reported cost increases totaling $122.08 billion.

24th annual assessment: portfolio of 104 programs exceeds $2.4 trillion; 46 of 72 MDAPs reported cost increases of $122.08 billion; average delivery time over 12 years.

Source
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Date
July 2026
Quoted from
p. 14
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108457
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding DEF-1.6
Primary record GAO's July 2026 weapon systems assessment found that 46 of 72 major defense acquisition programs with cost data reported cost increases totaling $122.08 billion, and that the average time to deliver a capability rose to over 12 years.