U.S. F-35 Component Shipment Diverted to Hong Kong, Sparking High-Level Investigation and National Security Concerns
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities, congressional lawmakers, and defense contractor Lockheed Martin are locked in an urgent, high-stakes investigation following the inexplicable mid-ocean diversion of a U.S.-bound military shipment to Hong Kong. The cargo—comprising unserviceable components for the world’s most advanced stealth fighter, the F-35 Lightning II—was originally in transit from Australia for routine repairs when…
