Honeywell to pay USD13 million to settle alleged export violations
04 May 2021
by Marc Selinger
US-based Honeywell International has agreed to pay USD13 million to settle allegations that it illegally sent technical defence drawings to China, which is barred from receiving such sensitive information, according to the US State Department.
Honeywell is based in the US state of North Carolina. (Getty Images)
The exported material “contained engineering prints showing dimensions, geometries, and layouts for manufacturing castings and finished parts for multiple aircraft, gas turbine engines, and military electronics”, the department said on 3 May. The drawings, whose transfer “harmed US national security”, showed engine parts for the F-22 and F-35 fighters, the B-1B bomber, and the CTS800 helicopter engine.
The U.S. State Department has reached a $13 million settlement with Honeywell over allegations it exported technical drawings of parts for the F-35 fighter jet and other weapons platforms to China, among other foreign countries.
Honeywell gets hit with $13M fine for defense export violations May 4
A visitor takes a close look at a Honeywell aircraft engine model displayed at the Asian Aerospace 2006 show in Singapore. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON ― The U.S. State Department announced it reached a $13 million settlement with American defense firm Honeywell over allegations it exported technical drawings of parts for the F-35 fighters and other weapons platforms to China and other foreign countries. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company faced 34 charges involving drawings it shared with China, Taiwan, Canada and Ireland, according to the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs’ charging document.