Coronavirus Outbreak Is Impacting The F-35 Supply Chain

Defense News: Coronavirus fears cause halt at Japan, Italy F-35 facilities

WASHINGTON — The global spread of the coronavirus is impacting work at two key nodes in the global supply chain of the F-35, a top Pentagon official revealed Wednesday.

Ellen Lord, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters that “just this morning” she learned that workers for Lockheed Martin in Italy had been directed to work from home over concerns with the virus. In addition, Lockheed is restricting travel to the Italian facility under state department embassy travel alert guidance. The Pratt and Whitney engine team in Cameri have been directed to telework as well.

Italy this morning announced plans to shut down all schools and universities for the next two weeks in order to halt the spread of the disease, also known as COVID-19.

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WNU Editor: There were problems before the coronavirus outbreak started .... Nearly All the F-35 Jet Engines Ordered Last Year Arrived Late (Bloomberg), this is only going to make it worse.

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