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MilitaryPentagon Temporarily Halts F-35 Deliveries Due to Chinese Parts
Defense officials temporarily halted deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II after discovering that parts of the fighter jets were made from an alloy made in China, potentially in violation of DOD acquisition policy.
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