Chinese-Owned Company Makes Parts for F-35 Stealth Fighters -Sky News
June 14 2019 - 3:01PM
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--A Chinese-owned company is making circuit boards for the top
secret next generation F-35 stealth fighters flown by the U.K. and
the U.S., Sky News reported Friday.
--Exception PCB, a printed circuit board manufacturer in
Gloucestershire, England, produces circuit boards that "control
many of the F-35's core capabilities" including "engines, lighting,
fuel and navigation systems," the report said, citing publicity
material produced by the U.K. Defense Ministry.
--The ministry said the company presents "no risk" to the F-35
Joint Strike Fighter supply chain, although defense experts
expressed concern that a Chinese-owned company is producing any
parts for such a program, because of longstanding fears about
Chinese espionage and rivalry, according to the report.
--Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT), which heads the F-35 program, was
unable to state categorically that no other Chinese-owned company
was part of the program's global supply chain but said it was "not
aware of any other Chinese-owned F-35 suppliers at this time," the
report said, adding that Exception PCB didn't reply to emailed
questions about its Chinese ownership.
Full story:
https://news.sky.com/story/f-35-jets-chinese-owned-company-making-parts-for-top-secret-uk-us-fighters-11741889
Write to Jeff McCulley at jeff.mcculley@wsj.com
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