Part of F-35 Stealth Parts Diversion · 2 stories · since Sep 16 · newest 33m ago
Congress probes vanished F-35 stealth parts rerouted through Hong KongPublic debates whether the diversion was espionage or error
5 Sep 19 3:00 AM · 4d ago · 6 posts · 5 comments · 2 sources · development 5 of 6
Online discussion split between suspicion that Chinese intelligence infiltrated the logistics chain and skepticism that this was simply a mundane shipping mix-up, alongside criticism of how the story was reported.
“aware of a shipment issue of unserviceable F-35 Lightning II components”
Pentagon F-35 Joint Program Office, Defense Department program office · mastodon ↗
Pete Hegseth US Defense SecretaryPentagon F-35 Joint Program Office Program office managing the F-35Lockheed Martin F-35 manufacturerChina's embassy Chinese government representativeSaudi Arabia (Saudi Embassy, Washington) Prospective F-35 buyer
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Way to go Hegseth 🤣 US Classified stealth tech lands in Hong Kong after bizarre Pentagon blunder: report https://www. rawstory.com/pentagon-technolo gy-china/
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I believe a particular media outlet broke the story about the use of commercial airlines to ship defence parts. And now, here we are. Good job folks. You do a great job most of the time, but sometimes you need to weigh things the fuck up a bit buddy. You are smarter than this. Now the second thing is, who got into the logistics handling chain for…
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No Tab Pete on the job, ships top secret F-35 parts into Chinese hands. Manifest hacking. Integrity breach. "A shipment of F-35 components headed from Australia to the U.S. for repairs was mysteriously 'rerouted mid-Pacific' and turned up in Hong Kong instead, three people familiar with the matter said. It's reportedly still not clear 'who has…
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A ship leaving Australia for the US, carrying top secret military equipment and getting redirected to Hong Kong is a pretty suspicious detour. I've watched packages I've shipped for work get redirected, even had a freight courier drop a pallet worth a few hundred k on the street after they failed to deliver in business hours and been fucking…
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"A shipment of F-35 parts bound for the United States for repairs was rerouted as it transited the Pacific Ocean from Australia, according to three people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. The Pentagon confirmed the disappearance of some components" 🤨 https://www. politico.com/news/2026/09/18/c…
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You never really hear much about what Chinese intelligence are up to. Clearly decent at what they do if the reporting that this logistics company was actually them is true. I wonder how long this has been on the burn for before the opportunity arose to pull of something like this.
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Hilarious Hegseth 🤣 US Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China. https://www. politico.com/news/2026/09/18/c ongress-f-35-china-investigation-01083647
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I love the "how could Israel do this" messages about a Australian postage fuck up. Really shows people's priorities.
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Reason #26,873 to dump the Skypig Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong - POLITICO https://www. politico.com/news/2026/09/18/c ongress-f-35-china-investigation-01083647
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Nah they forgot to check the door for the sorry we missed you card. The parts are actually at the local post office
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