Washington Free Beacon: China’s Covert Weapons Procurement Revealed in Florida Case
‘Technology spy’ sought advanced jet engines, Reaper drone for reverse engineering
China’s government covertly tried to obtain advanced U.S. fighter jet engines and a Reaper drone in a high-technology spying operation uncovered by federal authorities in Florida.
A Chinese-born woman, Wenxia Man, was sentenced to 50 months in prison on Friday following her conviction for conspiracy to export restricted American defense articles, namely engines for F-35, F-22, and F-16 jets, and the Reaper, a front-line unmanned aerial vehicle used by the military and intelligence agencies.
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WNU Editor: Jet engines and anti-missile defense are probably on the top of the spy-list for China.
EW will tie all of it together.
ReplyDeleteOn an aside, it would be a big surprise to me if Chinese strategists have not studied WW2 U.S./Japanese naval battles. More than once, superior American ability to detect Japanese forces helped carry the day.
http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/electronic-warfare-south-china-sea/