The FBI arrested Noshir Gowadia, a former Northrop Grumman engineer who worked on the development of the B-2 stealth bomber program, in Hawaii on Oct. 26 for allegedly passing secret technology to three foreign governments. FBI officials said that Gowadia worked from 1968 to 1986 at Northrop, where he worked on the development of the B-2 propulsion system. The bureau alleges that Gowadia disclosed military technology secrets related to the bomber to unidentified foreign governments in order to help them in improving their own technology—and for money. Read the FBI announcement.
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.