{"id":27354,"date":"2022-10-10T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=27354"},"modified":"2022-10-10T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:11:11","slug":"pentagon-signs-waiver-for-alloy-made-in-china-to-allow-f-35-deliveries-to-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/10\/pentagon-signs-waiver-for-alloy-made-in-china-to-allow-f-35-deliveries-to-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon signs waiver for alloy made in China to allow F-35 deliveries to resume"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Deliveries of <strong>fifth-generation aircraft like the F-35 Lightning II <\/strong>can start up again, according to the Pentagon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 8, 2022, William LaPlante, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, signed a waiver authorising the Department of Defense to receive <strong>Lot 13 and Lot 14 F-35 aircraft. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Deliveries of fifth-generation aircraft like the F-35 Lightning II can start up again, according to the Pentagon. Know more here \" class=\"wp-image-27355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1-750x496.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1-1140x754.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1200x-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the turbomachinery of the <strong>Lockheed Martin aircraft<\/strong>, made by Honeywell, containing a non-compliant alloy of cobalt and samarium produced in China, deliveries of the aircraft were halted on September 7, 2022.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>An investigation was started because it was possible that using materials made in China would violate the <strong>Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2876050.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The waiver stated that accepting the aircraft was important for preserving national security. &#8220;<em>This finding pertains to a total of 126 F-35 aircraft under the Lot 12-14 production contract that are waiting to be delivered or will be delivered<\/em>.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The waiver is valid until the last aircraft due to be delivered under the contract is accepted, which is presently scheduled for October 31, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>cobalt-samarium magnets<\/strong> were previously claimed to neither transfer information or compromise the aircraft&#8217;s structural integrity by the <strong>F-35 Joint Production Office (JPO). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Updated with Aviation a2z. 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