It wasn’t long ago when MagnaCut was embargoed from non-US companies. Then the Italians got it. Now the Chinese.
I don’t blame Niagara. In an economic environment that is not favorable to domestic steel production, there is no way they can ignore such a giant demand-sector and leave that business off the table. MagnaCut is great steel, but it isn’t a national security issue. (See sidebar below)
I like my Drop Bear. Kinda like a folding Kephart.
Sidebar:
When I was in the flyfishing industry, I got to visit Orvis’s headquarters and the facility where they make their fly rods. While they were allowed to export graphite rods, they were specifically instructed that they must notify the Department of Defense if anyone approaches them about buying spools of raw graphite. Apparently it is considered a “dual use” item that could be used by our adversaries to make things like helicopter rotor blades.