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Stealth jet boosts German deterrence

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius received the first US-built F-35 stealth fighter for the Bundeswehr in Texas, bolstering Germany’s nuclear-deterrence role, while critics warned of high costs.

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The Pentagon diverted sensitive F-35 fighter jet components to Hong Kong, possibly giving China access to highly classified weapons technology.
September 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM

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Congressional investigators are scrambling to explain how F-35 jet parts loaded with classified stealth tech vanished into Hong Kong on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's watch.
Classified stealth tech lands in Hong Kong after bizarre Pentagon blunder: report
Congressional investigators are scrambling to explain how F-35 jet parts loaded with classified stealth tech vanished into Hong Kong on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's watch.The parts have been missing since June, Politico reported on Friday. A shipment of F-35 components headed from Australia to t...
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September 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM

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"Sensitive F-35 fighter jet technology was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong this summer, sparking an inquiry on Capitol Hill and raising the possibility that China could have access to key components of the highly classified weapon system." www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM

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🇺🇸 🇸🇦 The #US has approved the sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes to #SaudiArabia, at a cost of over $24 billion.

#Riyadh has long sought to buy the military jets, but #Israel has expressed concerns over Saudi access to the technology.

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September 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns
U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:55 AM