The Wall Street Journal reported a few days ago that Lockheed Martin may have allowed classified data pertaining to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to be stolen. This is a major technological, military project that is being funded by multiple countries who are friendly with the US, and who are expecting this plane to give their respective Air Forces air superiority.
The radar-evading aircraft is being developed with financing from the United States, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore. The country suspected of the espionage is China, but their officials, of course, deny the allegations. Any leaked details about this $300 Billion dollar project, could be catastrophic as it could negate the advantages the Western militarys expect it to give them.
Source at Lockheed deny the rumours, but the Wall Street Journal stands by it’s story and it’s sources.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE53K0TG20090421
