Honeywell, the US military supplier, has filed 34 indictments with the US State Department after sharing documents about parts specifications for F-35 and F-22 combat aircraft and B-1B Lancer long-range strategic bombers with China and other countries. The company was fined $ 13 million (3.875 billion HUF) for harming national security. The documents included information on aircraft component specifications as well as gas turbine engines and other military electronic components. South China Morning Newspaper.
The United States government examined a copy of the 71 drawings and found that the export and referral to the People’s Republic of China for ba [Kínai Népköztársaság] The indictment said it would not exempt Honeywell from the military contracts because it voluntarily disclosed the alleged violations.
Honeywell said it “mistakenly shared” the technology during “normal business meetings” but “did not share the detailed expertise in manufacturing or engineering.”
“Because Honeywell voluntarily reported the disclosed information, we took a number of measures to ensure that the cases did not recur,” the US State Department said. “These measures included enhancing export security, investing in additional compliance personnel, and enhancing compliance training,” they said.
In 2019, Honeywell was the target of Chinese sanctions under Donald Trump’s administration of its arms sales to Taiwan. However, the company plans to expand its presence in China. In 2003, he moved his Asia Pacific hub from Singapore to Shanghai, and in 2017, he paid $ 100 million for the site on which the property was built.
In February, Honeywell signed a contract with Chinese company Sepco Electric Power Construction to supply communications and security systems for the King Salman International Complex for Marine Industries and Services, a shipyard in Saudi Arabia.
