Shea Levin — text status

U.S. intelligence officials have raised concerns that China could gain access to sensitive F-35 technology if the Trump administration completes its planned $24 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reports. A recent Defense Intelligence Agency assessment cited China’s access to Saudi military facilities and growing defense ties with Riyadh, raising questions about whether sensitive F-35 technology could be adequately protected from Chinese military or intelligence personnel.