The FBI arrested Noshir Gowadia, a former Northrop Grumman engineer who worked on the development of the B-2 stealth bomber program, in Hawaii on Oct. 26 for allegedly passing secret technology to three foreign governments. FBI officials said that Gowadia worked from 1968 to 1986 at Northrop, where he worked on the development of the B-2 propulsion system. The bureau alleges that Gowadia disclosed military technology secrets related to the bomber to unidentified foreign governments in order to help them in improving their own technology—and for money. Read the FBI announcement.
China thinks it will be able to invade Taiwan by 2027 and has developed a technology edge in many key areas—but it is artificial intelligence that may be the decisive factor should conflict erupt, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.