Wednesday, October 14Global edition

Topic: Defense contractor oversight

F-35 stealth components diverted to Hong Kong while crossing the Pacific

A shipment heading from Australia to the US for repairs was rerouted by a Lockheed Martin intermediary, and some parts vanished. The incident has sharpened concern about the Pentagon's control of F-35 equipment — a 2023 audit found more than a million spare parts had gone missing over five years.

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