REVEALED: Stanford Aerospace Chief Who Oversaw F-22 And F-35 Development Secretly Trained Researchers At Blacklisted Chinese Defense UniversityWashington restricts the tech. Beijing recruits the people who built it.
AUG 17, 2026
https://nataliegwinters.substack.com/p/revealed-stanford-aerospace-chiefQuote:
A former Stanford University aerospace chairman who spent 14 years reviewing engine programs tied to the F-22 and F-35 traveled to one of China’s most sensitive defense-linked universities under a Chinese foreign-expertise initiative, university records reveal.
During the visit, Cantwell delivered six technical lectures, met directly with Chinese research teams, advised graduate students on ongoing projects, toured laboratories and an aeroacoustic wind tunnel, and discussed future scientific cooperation with Beihang faculty.
A separate Beihang notice advertising the lecture series stated that some of the material Cantwell intended to present was so recent that “the latest research has not yet been published.”
The visit is notable because Beihang has been restricted by the U.S. government for 25 years over concerns involving missile and unmanned-aircraft technology.
Washington has spent 25 years restricting the transfer of American technology to Beihang because of missile and UAV concerns. China appears to have found another route to valuable American aerospace know-how: bring the experts themselves to campus.
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