Ex-Engineer (Northrop Grumman) Charged With Selling (B-2 Stealth) Secrets

[UpInArms]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5374728,00.html

HONOLULU (AP) - An engineer who calls himself the father of the technology that protects the B-2 stealth bomber from heat-seeking missiles has been arrested and accused of selling U.S. military secrets involving the aircraft to a foreign country, the FBI said. Noshir S. Gowadia, 61, of Haiku was arrested Wednesday.

According to the FBI, Gowadia in 2002 faxed a document detailing infrared technology classified top secret by the Air Force to a foreign official. He also provided classified information to two other countries, the FBI said.

The government would not identify the countries or disclose how much he allegedly received.

Gowadia was an engineer with Northrop Grumman Corp. from 1968 to 1986 and had helped design parts of the B-2's propulsion system that make the bomber difficult to be seen by enemy missiles. The technology remains highly classified.

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[jody]

1. Your subject should say "B-2" not "B-52". n/t

[UpInArms]

4. fixed -

had a brief lapse and showed my age :D

[jody]

6. Both of us.

:hi:

[villager]

2. if these guys had any ethics to begin with, they wouldn't make weapons

n/t

[BootinUp]

9. Sorry, but you're wrong.

I am not interested in arguing about it, just want to voice my opinion.

[villager]

11. not anymore, and not given most of the weapons they work on

At one time in history, you had a point.

But making new and more terrible weapons now? Still? Either that job goes extinct, or we do.

[havocmom]

3. Hmmm, let us take this part as a good omen for things to come in D.C.

He was jailed without bail on a charge of willfully communicating national defense information to a person not entitled to receive it, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Wonder how Scooter will fare for similar offense.

[UpInArms]

5. that is a hopeful sign

:hi:

[havocmom]

7. Hi back at ya! Enjoying this Fitzmas Season?

:D

[UpInArms]

8. I just want to peek inside the packages so badly

patience was never really my strong suit.

[WhiteTara]

10. when I feel unduly excited and feel I'm unable to

contain my excitement and trepidation (that there won't be enough indictments to go around for everyone) I just think about the raw FEAR that these disgusting creatures are going through and I say, "Yeah, wait another day".

[havocmom]

12. Maybe the wait will take a toll on Cheney's pump, and save $$

of a trial?