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US Pentagon Stops Accepting New F-35 Fighter Jets After Finding Part Made In China

Both the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin said an alternative source will be used in future.Washington: The US Pentagon has stopped accepting new F-35 jets after it discovered a magnet used in the stealthy fighter's engine was made with unauthorized material from China.The aircraft's maker, Lockheed Martin, found a part used in the jet's engine was made in China, the Defence Department and company confirmed on Wednesday (local time).The Defence Contract Management Agency on August 19 notified the F-35 Joint Program Office that an alloy used in magnets in the F-35's turbomachine pumps was produced in China, office spokesperson Russell Goemaere said in a statement to The Hill.The program office "temporarily paused the acceptance of new F-35 aircraft to ensure the F-35 program's compliance" wi...