AEROTIME · DEFENSE
UPS MISSED WARNING EMAIL BEFORE F-35 STEALTH PARTS ENDED UP IN CHINA...
A missed warning about US arms export restrictions allowed components from an Australian F-35 stealth fighter to pass through Hong Kong and end up in Chinese hands, raising fresh questions about oversight of the aircraft’s international supply chain.
SCOTT: Component revenue is how you stay alive while the type certificate crawls. Cool story for investors. For pilots: the question is still “what does it do when the battery is having a bad day at density altitude.”