Armor Plates for US Army Vehicles Never Passed Required Test

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Armor plates for U.S. military vehicles never passed inspection: Report

Falsifying results of the mandatory tests was a ‘widespread’ practice by the steel operator, an internal investigation found

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Armour plates for US army vehicles never passed quality control tests, Russian firm falsified data: Report

An internal probe by Evraz North America found that employees at a Russian-owned steel plant in Oregon sometimes bypassed a key test meant to ensure that armor for one of the Army’s most commonly used vehicles could withstand enemy fire, according to a report

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Armor Plates for US Army Vehicles Never Passed Required Test

An internal probe by Evraz North America found that employees at a Russian-owned steel plant in Oregon sometimes bypassed a key test meant to ensure that armor for one of the Army’s most commonly used vehicles could withstand enemy fire

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Pentagon Received Faulty Armor Plates from Russia-Owned US Plant: Report

A Russian-owned factory in Oregon supplying the U.S. Army and allied militaries faked some of its quality control tests for armored plating used on combat vehicles, according to a new report. Employees working at steel manufacturer Evraz North America in Portland between 2017 and 2019 skipped over…

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The Evraz North America plant, owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, is accused of supplying defective armor for US military combat vehicles. According to an internal investigation cited by Bloomberg, employees at the Evraz steel plant in Portland, Oregon, falsified armor quality tests between 2017 and 2019. According to the report, workers fabricated false results for 12,800 armor plates, labeling them as passing hardness tests. In realit…

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The main customer of the armor was the American company Oshkosh Defense, which produces Joint Light Tactical Vehicle combat vehicles supplied to the US Army, as well as allies, including Ukraine and Israel.