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UPS Employee Ignored Security Warning, Allowing F-35 Stealth Parts to Reach China via Hong Kong

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China obtained sensitive components from an F-35 stealth fighter jet after a UPS employee failed to act on an email warning that barred the shipment from transiting through Hong Kong. The parts, specifically an F-35 cockpit canopy and a weapons-bay door both coated in radar-absorbing material, were being shipped from Australia to the United States for repairs when they were diverted to Hong Kong.

The warning email came from freight forwarder DSV A/S and instructed UPS not to route the shipment through certain countries in order to comply with US International Traffic in Arms Regulations, known as ITAR. Those rules exist specifically to prevent sensitive American weapons technology from reaching adversaries. The UPS employee's failure to read and act on that communication allowed the diversion to proceed, placing the classified stealth components in the hands of Chinese authorities.

US officials have long been concerned about China's ability to acquire technical details about the F-35, including data on its stealth coatings and airframe design. The cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door, both treated with radar-absorbing material, could offer insight into the aircraft's stealth characteristics if examined or analyzed by Chinese engineers.

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