BIG AVIATION REPORT

Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 14:50:05 MT

TWZ · DEFENSE

F-35 CANOPY AND WEAPONS-BAY DOOR LOSS TO CHINA: SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION...

Chinese authorities have reportedly taken possession of an F-35 cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the United States.

SCOTT: Component revenue is how you stay alive while the type certificate crawls. Cool story for investors. For pilots: the question is still “what does it do when the battery is having a bad day at density altitude.”

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