> Trump Admin loses track of shipment of F-35 components, last seen being diverted to CHINA

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US Shipment Of F-35s Goes MIA In Shocking Detour To Hong Kong

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BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, SEP 21, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA,

Lawmakers and the Trump administration are investigating the odd disappearance of a U.S.-bound shipment of F-35 fighter jet components from Australia, which were originally meant to be repaired on U.S. soil, according to new reporting by Politico.

The report, published Friday and citing three anonymous sources, noted that an intermediary was transporting the equipment on behalf of American defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin through the Pacific Ocean before it was diverted to Hong Kong.

The three unnamed sources suggested that neither the Pentagon nor Lockheed Martin knows why the shipment ended up in Hong Kong.

The current whereabouts of the components remain unknown, triggering concerns over whether China may have gotten its hands on them.

China, which has tightened its control of Hong Kong in recent years, has long sought to gather intelligence on the F-35 program.

The missing components were part of the F-35 Lightning II, which Lockheed Martin describes on its website as the "most lethal, survivable, and connected fighter aircraft" for America and its allies.