
原定從澳洲送往美國的一批F-35戰機敏感零件,運送途中被離奇轉運香港並落入中國政府手中。美國國會參議員表示極度憂心,已要求五角大廈說明並設法取回零件。
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原定由澳洲送往美國檢查的F-35戰機敏感零件,運送途中被轉送香港並落入中國手中。
原定從澳洲送往美國的一批F-35戰機敏感零件,運送途中被離奇轉運香港,最終落入中國政府手中,引發美國國會關切。兩名主管情報與軍事事務的關鍵聯邦參議員表示,此事「極度令人憂心」,已要求五角大廈說明事件始末。
彭博25日報導,參院情報委員會民主黨首席議員華納(Mark Warner)表示,「我正設法得到事情來龍去脈的完整簡報,這件事極度令人憂心」,他補充說,預期「本週結束前」聽取簡報。
這批零件為澳洲軍方一架F-35戰機的座艙罩和武器艙門,由優比速公司(UPS)運往美國接受檢查,途中卻不明原因被轉送香港。這兩件由美國國防工業公司洛克希德馬丁(Lockheed Martin)供應的零件上,塗有可提升匿蹤性能的雷達吸波材料。
正在調查此事的參院軍事委員會空地小組主席、共和黨籍議員克芮麥(Kevin Cramer)表示,他最在意的是,這種事情「竟然會發生」;他質疑,究竟是運輸公司或美國盟邦出錯,還是「中國早有計畫要攔截這批物品?」他說他希望能取回零件,但是「顯然地,它們已遭到利用,或者中國肯定已盡一切可能從中取得資訊」。
五角大廈正設法取回這些零件,戰爭部(國防部)回應參議員的疑問時,沿用數日前的聲明,表示已知悉這起「運送問題」,並正努力取回零件。目前至少已有兩個國會委員會調查事件經過。
根據彭博前一天引述消息人士說法披露,該架貨機前往美國途中曾停留南韓,之後該批零件就被轉送香港,目前仍不清楚為何停靠南韓、又為何轉往香港,也無法確定零件是被刻意轉送,或者單純是運送失誤;消息人士說,之後中國政府取得這批零件,至今尚未歸還。
中國駐美大使館未立即回應,北京外交部則表示「不了解相關情況」。
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國會將聽取五角大廈關於此事件的完整簡報
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