Australia investigating how F-35 fighter jet parts bound for US went missing in Hong Kong

Source: The Guardian 1 hour ago

Disappearance of jet components sparks concern some of the program’s technology secrets could have been exposed

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Richard Marles says the Department of Defence is examining how F-35 fighter jet parts bound for the US from Australia were unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong.

The acting prime minister said “very much everything that has occurred at the Australian end” will be reviewed, however, he claimed the technology parts were not “sensitive”, as first reported by Politico over the weekend.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/australia-investigating-how-f-35-fighter-jet-parts-bound-for-us-went-missing-in-hong-kong

Australia investigating how F-35 fighter jet parts bound for US went missing in Hong Kong

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