Company Behind California Chemical Leak Was Building F-35 Parts Amid Rush of Orders From U.S. and Israel ^39.7%

The Intercept - By Jonah Valdez - 5/28/2026, 9:00 AM

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The military contractor responsible for a Southern California chemical leak that forced as many as 50,000 people to evacuate their homes over the weekend manufactures parts of F-35 fighter jets likely bound for Israel, The Intercept has learned. The Garden Grove, Calif., GKN Aerospace plant, whose 7,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured last... more