Former US Pilot Received Over $100,000 to Train Chinese Aviators, Indictment Alleges

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy J-11 fighter pilot performs an unsafe maneuver during an intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, which was lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace, on Dec. 21, 2022, in a still from video. Courtesy of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

Former U.S. military pilot Daniel Duggan has been accused of receiving over $100,000 to teach Chinese aviators how to take off and land on aircraft carriers.

Duggan, 54, was alleged to have received 12 payments from a Chinese-based business responsible for “acquired military equipment and technical data for the PRC government and military,” according to an unsealed indictment filed in the U.S. District of Columbia.