First the U.S. Military uses passenger United Airlines flights to ship weapons to the IDF, now they’re using UPS to transport F-35 parts?
Don’t they have their own transportation logistics? Why rely on everyday consumer services?
>The parts, which an intermediary was transporting on behalf of F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, instead wound up in Hong Kong.
Having said that, LM would have a jet they could put the parts on next to the caviar and golf clubs.
They are in China’s possession per Bloomberg.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-23/china-is-...
Archive.today doesn’t have a successful grab as of this comment, so key takeaways below.
- The Chinese government has taken possession of sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia.
- The parts, a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door, were coated with radar-absorbing material and were being shipped by UPS for inspection and possible repair or disposal.
- The Pentagon is working to retrieve the parts, and the incident is being reviewed by congressional committees, with concerns raised about China's potential access to sensitive US military technology.