China's Stealthy U.S. Spy

"Engineer convicted of selling US secrets" by Associated Press | August 10, 2010

HONOLULU — A federal jury convicted a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer yesterday of selling military secrets to China.

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Prosecutors accused Noshir Gowadia of helping China design a stealth cruise missile. They alleged he pocketed $110,000 over two years for his exhaust nozzle design.

That's it?

“This verdict sends a very clear message,’’ Assistant US Attorney Ken Sorenson said. “We need it to be known that we can litigate these cases in an American courtroom even with a great deal of classified information.’’

Defense lawyers said they plan to appeal.

Gowadia helped design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber when he worked at Northrop Corp., now known as Northrop Grumman Corp., between 1968 and 1986.

Prosecutors argued that Gowadia helped China design a cruise missile exhaust nozzle that would give off less heat, allowing the cruise missile to evade infrared radar detection and US heat-seeking missiles.

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