Defense contractor Boeing is paying $8.1 million to settle allegations it failed to comply with contractual manufacturing specifications when creating composite components for the V-22 Osprey at its Ridley Park plant, writes the UPI staff for Space Daily.

The allegations charge that Boeing violated the False Claims Act in connection with the V-22 Osprey contract it has with the U.S. Navy to manufacture the tilt-rotor aircraft.

According to the Department of Justice, Boeing failed to perform the required monthly testing on autoclaves used in the composite cure process between 2007 and 2018.

The agent in charge of the investigation, Patrick J. Hegarty, said maintaining the integrity of the U.S. Department of Defense supply chain is a top priority.

The False Claims Act is used to go after companies and people who defraud U.S. government programs.

“The government expects contractors to adhere to contractual obligations to which they have agreed and for which they have been paid,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “Today’s settlement demonstrates our commitment to hold accountable contractors who violate such obligations and undermine the integrity of the government’s procurement process.”

Find out more details about the settlement regarding Boeing’s V-22 Osprey contract in Space Daily.