Archive · 25 Jun 2025
B-2 Stealth Designer Spied for China, Sold Secrets
Noshir Gowadia, who helped design the B-2 stealth bomber, gave secret information to China.
This information was meant to help China make better cruise missiles.
Gowadia was arrested in 2005 and received at least $110,000 for the information.
He was found guilty and sent to prison for life for sharing the military secrets.
This case reminded everyone about the importance of protecting sensitive information.
Noshir Gowadia, an Indian-American engineer, shared classified US defense information with China.
Gowadia worked on the B-2 stealth bomber's design and its low-observable capabilities.
He made six trips to China between 2003 and 2005, providing technical data.
Gowadia received at least $110,000 for assisting China's cruise missile development.
He was convicted in 2010 and sentenced to life in prison for espionage and other charges.
- Who
- Noshir Gowadia, an Indian-American engineer and B-2 stealth bomber designer.
- What
- Noshir Gowadia, a B-2 stealth bomber designer, was convicted of espionage.
- When
- Gowadia was arrested in 2005 and sentenced in 2010.
- Where
- Gowadia shared information with China.
- Why
- Gowadia was convicted for sharing classified military information with China.
- Name
- Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia
- Nationality
- Indian-American
- Role
- B-2 stealth bomber designer
- Crimes
- Espionage, Export Control Violations
- Country Involved
- China
- Sentence
- Life in prison
- Conviction Year
- 2010
