China takes possession of diverted F-35 stealth jet parts sent to Hong Kong
A cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door from an Australian F-35 were rerouted through Hong Kong instead of reaching the US and remain in Chinese hands.
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F-35 Stealth Parts Diversion
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What to know
- Sensitive F-35 stealth fighter parts — a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door — were diverted to Hong Kong instead of reaching the US in late May.
- China's government has taken possession of the parts and, as of the report, has not returned them.
- The parts belonged to an Australian military F-35 and were being shipped via UPS for inspection and possible repair or disposal.
- The report, sourced to people briefed on the incident who spoke anonymously, raises questions about how the diversion occurred and what security exposure resulted.
Chinese government holder of the diverted partsUPS shipping carrierAustralian military original owner of the F-35 whose parts were shippedTony Capaccio Bloomberg reporter
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Report spreads rapidly across social media
Accounts including @unusual_whales, @FaytuksNetwork and @MarioNawfal amplify the Bloomberg report on X within hours, drawing dozens of comments and highlighting the unresolved diversion.
“F-35 stealth parts headed to America from Australia ended up in Hong Kong instead…”
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U.S. F35 stealth parts were accidentally shipped to China. China is refusing to return them, and copying every single part of the top secret planes.
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Gripen can't be remotely disabled They can be quite easily remotely disabled by missiles launched from hundreds of kilometers away by opposition aircraft they can't even detect. Every air force in the world is now fielding air to air missiles with 300-500km range. So flying ancient jets that every radar within a 1000 km can easily detect probably…
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The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the U.S. from Australia. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/ 24/asia-pacific/china-f-35-parts-hong-kong/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # asiapacific # china # defense #…
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Bloomberg reports China has taken and kept the parts
Bloomberg, citing people briefed on the incident who asked not to be identified, reports the Chinese government has taken possession of the potentially sensitive F-35 stealth parts and has not returned them.
“The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said.”
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first by Seeking Alpha, 7h ago · also Bloomberg, Mediaite, Japan Times
4 more headlines
- Pentagon Investigating How F-35 Fighter Jet Parts Bound for US Were Diverted to Hong Kong Military.com · 7h ago
- China Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong Bloomberg Politics · 6h ago
- Chinese Government in Possession of F-35 Parts that Were Mistakenly Diverted to Hong Kong: Report Mediaite · 4h ago
- China holding sensitive F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong Japan Times · 1h ago
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first by afr.com, 1d ago · also The Washington Sun
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- China Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts That Were Meant to Be Shipped to the U.S. The Washington Sun · 11h ago
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UPS shipment of F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong — UPS was shipping a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door from an Australian military F-35 toward the US for inspection and possible repair or disposal in late May when the parts were rerouted to Hong Kong instead.
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I agree it is stupid to have a kill switch when everything gets leaked or figured out eventually and your enemy could shut down your planes. But that doesn't mean someone wasn't stupid enough to do it still. Or there is some hack that does basically the same thing, can brick critical computer controls or something via remote.
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Maybe we could hope that the parts were intentionally diverted as a Trojan to sabotage weapon development? Or at the very least waste resources spent on reverse engineering?
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Is it acceptable to apply Hanlons Razor to governments and world leaders? Surely there are enough systems in place to mean corruption or deception must be playing a part in this.
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BREAKING: The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia by UPS, per Bloomberg.
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China has taken possession of sensitive F-35 stealth parts that were diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the U.S., and has not returned them. A cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door were shipped by UPS in late May for inspection and possible repair. The