“Suspect” O-Rings In Chinooks, Chinese Magnets in F-35s | Lapses By US Defence Major Honeywell?

Lapses By US Defence Major Honeywell?

Just days after grounding its fleet of Chinook helicopters, the US has temporarily halted deliveries of F-35 fighters. The Pentagon discovered that the magnets used in the F-35 engines were made with unauthorised material from China. The Honeywell-made turbomachine in F-35 jet was found to have a magnet made with Chinese cobalt and samarium alloy. Lapses By US Defence major Honeywell?

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