Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing taxi down the runway prior to taking off on a combat mission, January 3, 2002 during Operation Enduring Freedom. Credit: Reuters/USAF-Shane Cuomo
Exclusive: Chinese Raw Materials Also Found On U.S. B-1 Bomber, F-16 Jets -- Reuters
(Reuters) - After discovering China-made components in the F-35 fighter jet, a Pentagon investigation has uncovered Chinese materials in other major U.S. weaponry, including Boeing Co's B-1B bomber and certain Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighters, the U.S. Defense Department said.
Titanium mined in China may also have been used to build part of a new Standard Missile-3 IIA being developed jointly by Raytheon Co and Japan, said a senior U.S. defense official, who said the incidents raised fresh concerns about lax controls by U.S. contractors.
U.S. law bans weapons makers from using raw materials from China and a number of other countries, amid concerns that reliance on foreign suppliers could leave the U.S. military vulnerable in some future conflict.
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My Comment: There is no longer an industrial base in America .... just subcontractors.
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