China scored a massive coup by scooping up advanced stealth technology material used on the American F-35 fighters after its officials came in possession of some key parts of the combat jet. Involved in a race to develop and deploy the most advanced weapons platforms with the United States, Chinese officials were handed a gift when key parts of the F-35 stealth fighter were unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong while en route to the United States from Australia, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (September 23, 2026).
The report claims that Chinese authorities are now in possession of a cockpit canopy and a weapons-bay door of America’s most advanced fighter jet. The parts in Chinese hands use radar absorbing material, a highly secretive US technology which gives the F-35 its most potent capability and keeps it invisible to the enemy defense systems.
