Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong - politico.com
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Fri, 18 September 2026
4 reports- Google News - Top Stories15:55first to report
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong politico.com F-35 parts lost after rerouted to Hong Kong, raising prospect China has hands on key tech -- report The Times of Israel American F-35 technology feared to be in China’s hands Yahoo Classified stealth tech lands in Hong Kong after bizarre Pentagon blunder: report rawstory.com Federal probe into diversion of F-35 parts to Hong Kong FreightWaves
- Index.hr (Croatia)19:57
POŠILJKA osjetljivih dijelova za F-35, uključujući poklopac kabine sa 'stealth' tehnologijom, preusmjerena je u Hong Kong. Incident je pokrenuo istragu u američkom Kongresu zbog straha od špijunaže.
- Polsat News (Poland)20:47
Chiny mogły wejść w posiadanie komponentów ściśle tajnego amerykańskiego systemu uzbrojenia, donosi Politico. Do USA w celu naprawy wysłana została kabina myśliwca F-35. Trafiła jednak do Hongkongu. W efekcie pojawiły się obawy, że Chińczycy mogli uzyskać dostęp do kluczowej technologii.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)23:34
Shipment of F-35 parts sent from Australia to US for repairs was rerouted while crossing Pacific, according to news outlet Politico
Sat, 19 September 2026
2 reports- Politico Europe07:42
The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:14
Gerade erst hat Deutschland die erste F-35 von den USA gekauft. Nun wird bekannt: Wichtige Teile eines solchen Kampfjets sind auf dem Weg in die Reparatur nach Hongkong umgeleitet worden. Dort verliert sich ihre Spur.