Former Rolls-Royce Engineer Suspected of Passing Fighter Jet Tech to China

Former Rolls-Royce Engineer Suspected of Passing Fighter Jet Tech to China
F-35B Lightning II fighter jets arrive at the Royal Air Force Marham airbase in Kings Lynn, England on June 6, 2018. A former British engineer is suspected of transmitting technology related to the jets to China. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Annie Wu
Updated:

A former engineer for British multinational Rolls-Royce was arrested on June 12 after for allegedly passing military trade secrets to China.

Bryn Jones, a former chief combustion technologist employed by Rolls-Royce from 1968 to 1996, was arrested at his home in the United Kingdom, British newspaper The Sun first reported. He is suspected of giving away technological know-how related to a newly purchased Royal Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet that cost 100 million pounds ($132.7 million).
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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