From Grok
The Politico scoop is corroborated by a Pentagon F-35 Joint Program Office statement confirming awareness of “a shipment issue of unserviceable F-35 Lightning II components” and ongoing retrieval and investigation work; multiple outlets republished the same core facts on 18 September 2026.
Details that the cargo was diverted mid-Pacific from Australia to Hong Kong and included a stealth canopy rest on three anonymous sources; official statements do not independently confirm the destination or specific parts, and it remains unclear who holds the items or why the reroute occurred.
5 responses to “F-35 Parts Missing”
All Beijing had to do was offer some cash to someone in the shipping chain and voila…instant access to restricted tech.
Not what happened.
Meanwhile, FedGov stupidly keeps hiring first and second generation Chinese to work in nuclear labs, etc. and act shocked when they turn on America and hand over everything they touch to the ChiComs.
It’s probably not by accident or incompetence.
Joseph McCarthy tried to warn America in the 1950s along with many others since then.
I wouldn’t put it past the big MIC companies to have a hand in this. Easy way to say “OMG NOW WE NEED NEW STUFF TO COUNTER THIS THREAT”.
Keeps the fedbux rolling in.