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

A chemical leak at GKN Aerospace's California plant, which produces F-35 parts for the U.S. and Israel, forced 50,000 evacuations. The facility, linked to $255 million in Lockheed Martin subcontracts, uses methyl methacrylate—a flammable chemical critical to F-35 canopy production. Critics argue the company's profits come at the cost of local community harm and global conflict escalation.