Counterintelligence - Espionage - Spy Case

Name	GOWADIA, Noshir Sheriarji
Employer	Northrop Corporation
Dates of Employment	Nov 1968-April 1986
Employee Type	Staff
Job Title/Duties	1999-Present: Owner of his own company--N.S. Gowadia, Inc. (NSG, Inc.), a research and development, engineering and consulting company. Principal and chief designer for NTech, a Hawaii company high-tech defense company Spring 2005: Visiting professor, Purdue University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Taught at University of Alabama, Georgia Tech 1990s: Contract Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Nov 1968-April 1986: Design Engineer, Northrop Corporation working on the B-2 stealth bomber. "One of the principal designers of the B-2 Bomber; conceived and conceptually designed the B-2 Bombers entire propulsion system." (Purdue website) "Calls himself the father of the technology that protects the B-2 stealth bomber from heat-seeking missiles" (FBI)
Military Rank
Clearance Level	Held TS/SCI

Spying For	People's Republic of China, 8 other countries
Codename
Spying Dates	23 Oct 2002: Faxed a document detailing infrared technology classified top secret by the Air Force to a foreign official. He also provided classified information to two other countries 12 & 13 Dec 1999: Taught a course to foreign persons in another country with materials in his laptop classified at the SECRET level, which he had access to when at Northrop as well as a subcontractor for Los Alamos Labs.
Co-conspirators
Methodology
Possible Motivations, Problems	"I disclosed classified information and material both verbally and in papers, computer presentations, letters and other methods to individuals in foreign countries with the knowledge that information was classified...the reason I disclosed this classified information was to establish the technological credibility with the potential customers for future business. I wanted to help these countries to further their self aircraft protection systems. My personal gain would be business." (affidavit)
Finances	--His company, NSG, Inc., reported $750,000 in gross receipts form 1999 to 2003. --2005: Took out a $2.9 million loan for unknown purpose --Feb 2001: bought home in Kihei for $350,000; sold in Oct 2003 for $575,000 --July 1999: bought condo for $75,000; sold in May 2001 for $121,000 --Told neighbor he had given millions of dollars to charities June 1999: Purchased a two-acre lot on Holokai Road on Maui for $330,000. In 2002, built a 6,790 sq ft home on lot with 11 rooms assessed in 2004 at $1.64 million.
Identified/ Investigation
Arrest Date/Location	Search of his home and interview: Thursday, 13 October 2005 Second interview: Friday, 14 October 2005 Arrested: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 Made Public: Wednesday, 26 October 2005
Charges	ONE COUNT: On or about October 23, 2005 in Maui, in the District of Hawaii and elsewhere, Gowadia did, having unauthorized possession of information related to the national defense, which information Gowadia had reason to believe could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of a foreign nation, did willfully communicate, deliver and transmit the same to a person not entitled to receive it. Marketed and disclosed US military technology secrets related to the B-2 to foreign governments in order to "assist" them in obtaining a higher level of military technology. Disclosed top secret information relating to stealth technology to representatives of at least eight countries.
Court	District of Hawaii Court
Lawyers	For the US Govt: US Attorney Ken Sorenson For the Defendant: Currently assistant federal public defender Donna Gray
Status	Trial date: 5 May 2009 29 January 2009: Jude to rule on evidence suppression issues. 6 January 2009: Pre-Trial Hearings

Date/Place of Birth	1944, India
Citizenship	Naturalized US citizen
Residences	Gated community in Ulumalu in Ha'iku, Maui, Hawaii Designed in the shape of a B-2 bomber. 6,790 sq ft home on lot with 11 rooms assessed in 2004 at $1.64 million.
Education
Family	Wife Cheryl Told neighbor he grew up in a poor family in Bombay, India
Other Employment
Additional Bio

Documents	US v. Noshir S. Gowadia (26 Oct 2005) Continuace: "Order Setting Trial Date and Excluding Time Under the Speedy Trial Act" (18 June 2007)
Quotes	"I used examples based on my B-2 experiences and knowledge. At that time I knew it was wrong and I did it for the money." --Noshir Gowadia "On reflection what I did was wrong to help PRC make a cruise missile. What I did was espionage and treason." --Noshir Gowadia "If we talk about a technological edge that is a combination of radar suppression and heat-seeking suppression, that gives us a technological edge that no one can beat at this point. Anyone who gives that away is giving away our core technological edge with regard to aircraft." --Edwin Smith, a professor of law and international relations at the University of Southern California
Case Links	Northrop Grumman Corporation B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber B-2 History Title 18, U.S.C., Section 793(e) Whoever having unauthorized possession of, access to, or control over any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, or note relating to the national defense, or information relating to the national defense which information the possessor has reason to believe could be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation, willfully communicates, delivers, transmits or causes to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted, or attempts to communicate, deliver, transmit or cause to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted the same to any person not entitled to receive it, or willfully retains the same and fails to deliver it to the officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it.....Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Complete Title 18, U.S.C., Section 793 Executive Order No. 12958 "Top Secret" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe. "Secret" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe. "Confidential" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe. Complete E.O. 12958-Classified National Security Information
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News:

Judge denies Noshir Gowadia motions to suppress evidence

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion by accused Maui spy Noshir Gowadia to suppress statements he made to government investigators during 13 days of questioning just prior to his 2005 arrest. U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor also denied motions to suppress statements he made to customs agents and evidence they seized. The former B-2 stealth bomber engineer is accused of selling military secrets to China. His trial is due to begin at U.S. District Court in Honolulu on May 5. Gowadia has been indicted on 21 counts of conspiracy, money-laundering and falsifying tax returns. He has pleaded not guilty. He has been held without bail since his arrest.
An explanation of Gillmor's ruling on statements Gowadia made during 13 days of interrogation on Maui and Oahu in October 2005 was not posted on the federal court's Web site. The Haiku man's defense team had argued his remarks should be inadmissible because they were obtained "as the result of threats, coercion and unreasonable delay between his arrest and initial appearance." Prosecutors argued he was free to leave, make phone calls and conduct personal business during questioning before his Oct. 26, 2005 arrest. (KPUA, 4 Mar 09)

Alleged Maui spy Noshir Gowadia’s trial delayed to May 1, 2009

The federal trial of a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer from Maui accused of selling state secrets to China has been moved to May 5. Noshir Gowadia's trial had been scheduled to start April 7. But U.S. District Court Judge Helen Gillmor, the prosecution and the defense agreed Tuesday the parties need more time to decide what evidence may be released to the jury and to the public. Much of the evidence in the case is classified. Gowadia has been indicted on 21 counts of conspiracy, money-laundering and falsifying tax returns. He has pleaded not guilty. Gowadia was arrested in 2005 and is being held without bail. His trial has been repeatedly delayed because his lawyers have needed to obtain security clearances and to review large volumes of evidence…..(AP, 12 Feb 09)

Arms-dealing case leads to home sale

The man accused of selling secrets about the B-2 stealth bomber to China has agreed to sell his home on Maui as part of the government's effort to have him forfeit proceeds of his alleged crimes. Noshir Gowadia and his wife purchased the property at 575 N. Holokai Road in Haiku in 2005 for $2.9 million. The agreement allows the mortgage holder to recover the unpaid balance when the property is sold. The rest will go to the government should it prevail at the conclusion of the forfeiture proceedings. Gowadia, 65, is facing 21 charges accusing him of selling secrets about the B-2 to China, trying to sell military secrets to other countries, money laundering and making false statements. He has been in custody since 2005. His trial is scheduled for May……(Star Bulletin, 12 Feb 09)

Noshir Gowadia tries to exclude technical documents from spy trial

The self-proclaimed father of the B-2 stealth bomber told a customs officer that technical documents found in his carry-on luggage in June 2004 detailed anti-missile technology for the C-130 military aircraft, the officer testified yesterday in federal court. Officer Erickson Padilla said his supervisor copied the documents then gave the originals back to Noshir Gowadia. He said Gowadia told him he was going to Singapore for business and also to Hong Kong and Australia. Padilla was one of the last to testify on behalf of the government in a pretrial hearing. Gowadia is asking a federal judge to exclude certain documents and statements from the trial, including statements made at Honolulu Airport on June 7, 2004 and after authorities searched his Maui home in October 2005. The documents the defense wants excluded are those that were in his possession when he left the country in April and June 2004 and others that authorities found in a shipping container of furniture Gowadia sent from Singapore to Hawaii in April 2004… U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor did not rule yesterday on Gowadia's request. The government says Gowadia sold secret B-2 stealth technology to China and tried to sell them to Singapore and Australia. He is charged with illegally keeping national defense information, sharing the information with persons not entitled to receive it, sharing it to aid a foreign nation, money laundering and tax evasion. His trial is scheduled for April (2009)……(Star-Bulletin, 21 Jan 09)

Investigator: Maui man Noshir Gowadia admitted spying

An Air Force investigator says a Maui man accused of being a spy acknowledged helping the Chinese government design a stealth cruise missile. Joseph Williams of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations testified Friday that Noshir Gowadia told him he gave military secrets to China. Williams also read a written statement in Honolulu federal court in which the former B-2 stealth bomber engineer says what he did was espionage and treason. Gowadia is trying to persuade U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor to throw out statements he made following a search of his home on Maui on Oct. 13, 2005 and in an airport in 2004. Hearings on Gowadia's request will continue next week….(AP, 11 Jan 09)

Accused spy Noshir Gowadia in pretrial hearings

A veteran of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations said he was stunned by the admissions accused traitor Noshir Gowadia made in October 2005 during interviews with the man who marketed himself as the "father" of the secret technology that helps B-2 stealth bombers evade heat-seeking missiles. Williams said among Gowadia's admissions was that he helped the Chinese government design a cruise missile that can evade infrared detection. He said Gowadia repeated his admissions in a written statement. "On reflection, what I did was wrong to help (People's Republic of China) make a cruise missile. What I did was espionage and treason," Gowadia said in the written statement. Williams testified yesterday during pretrial motions in Gowadia's criminal trial in federal court here. Gowadia, 65, is facing 21 charges accusing him of selling secrets about the B-2 bomber to China, trying to sell military secrets to other countries, money laundering and making false statements. His trial is scheduled for April. The government is also trying to seize Gowadia's Maui home. Gowadia is trying to persuade U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor to throw out statements he made following a search of his home on Maui on Oct. 13, 2005. He is also asking Gillmor to throw out statements he made at Honolulu Airport in 2004 when government officials seized his laptop computer. A hearing on Gowadia's request will continue next week. His lawyers have not indicated whether Gowadia will testify…Gowadia was an engineer for Northrop Corp. when he designed the B-2's propulsion system. At the time of his arrest, he was being considered for a subcontractor job to design a similar system for commercial aircraft…..(Star Bulletin, 10 Jan 09)

A FBI Attorney Says a Suspected Spy from Maui was threatened

A Maui man's confession in one of the nation's biggest spy cases is being challenged in Federal Court. The federal government says a man who helped create the B-2 stealth bomber tried to sell military secrets to china and other countries. But defense attorneys say he was threatened with death to coerce a confession.

Federal authorities say this 68-year-old stealth bomber engineer clearly confessed to a shocking crime. They say Noshir Gowadia admitted that ... "what I did was espionage and treason ... on reflection what I did was wrong to help PRC (China) make a cruise missile." Now he's gone from a lavish Maui home to the federal penitentiary while the prosecution and defense argue in court more than 3 years after his arrest. At issue now is what the defense says is coersion of the confession, which was made before his arrest. the defense says agents threatened Gowadia with the death penalty and the arrest of his family -- and they want that evidence suppressed. In federal court, the FBI agent in charge of interrogating Gowadia said ... "I never used the word death penalty or threatened him with it." the agent also denied the family was ever threatened with arrest … The coercion issue isn't the only challenge by the defense. In court the defense asked the fbi agent "were you aware of surveillance of Mr. Gowadia prior to the search?" The answer yes. For nearly two years prior to the search and arrest, the feds operated under FISA or the foreign intelligence surveillance act to monitor Gowadia. That gave agents access to a shipping container and laptop found with classified documents --- similar documents also found in Gowadia's belongings as he was leaving the country on multiple occasions.…..(KHON2, 8 Jan 09) Video

FBI says it had Noshir Gowadia in its Sights Long Before Arrest

FBI counterintelligence agents had Maui resident Noshir Gowadia under aerial and ground surveillance for a year before they arrested him in 2005 on espionage and other charges, according to court testimony yesterday. Gowadia, an engineer who helped develop the the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber, is scheduled to go to trial in federal court here in April in what is believed to be the first spy trial held in Hawai'i. Much of the evidence in the case is swathed in secrecy, and defense lawyers are disputing the legality of the FBI's use of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Security Act to conduct an emergency warrantless search of Gowadia's laptop computer at Honolulu International Airport in 2004. Defense lawyers David Klein and Birney Bervar have asked the court to order the Justice Department to disclose applications and other paperwork related to the case that were submitted to the secret Foreign Intelligence Security Court, which oversees government compliance with FISA procedures…Yesterday, Gillmor began hearing arguments on that issue and other defense motions to suppress statements Gowadia made to federal investigators before he was arrested Oct. 26, 2005. Gowadia, 68, is charged with 21 criminal counts, including charges that he helped China design and test critical components of a cruise missile. The engineer also allegedly tried to sell military secrets to individuals in other countries, including Israel, Singapore and Germany. Defense lawyers argue that statements Gowadia made over a two-week period to FBI agents — after his house was searched Oct. 13, 2005, but before he was formally arrested Oct. 26, 2005 — were coerced and should be suppressed. Gowadia alleges that over the course of a dozen lengthy interviews, conducted first on Maui and later in Honolulu, FBI agents threatened to seek the death penalty against him and repeatedly threatened to arrest his wife and two adult children if he did not cooperate. The government denied those allegations and said Gowadia volunteered to be interviewed, signed written waivers of his rights and was always free to terminate the sessions and return home.....(Honolulu Advisor, 7 Jan 09)

Fact Sheet: Major U.S. Export Enforcement Prosecutions During the Past Two Years

U.S. Stealth Missile Data & Military Secrets to China – On Oct. 26, 2007, Noshir Gowadia was charged in a second superseding indictment in the District of Hawaii with an additional count of transmitting classified national defense information to China and two additional counts of filing false tax returns. Gowadia was charged in a superseding indictment in November 2006 with performing substantial defense related services for China by agreeing to design, and later designing, a cruise missile exhaust system nozzle that renders the missile less susceptible to detection and interception. Among other violations, Gowadia was charged in the first superseding indictment with willfully communicating classified national defense information to China with the intent that it be used to the advantage of China or to the injury of the U.S, as well as unlawfully possessing classified information, and laundering funds paid to him by the Chinese government for his illegal defense work. The original indictment against Gowadia was returned on Nov. 8, 2005. The investigation was conducted by the FBI, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, IRS, CBP, and ICE…….(DOJ. 29 Oct 08)

Former Scientist Accused of Selling Missile Secrets to China

…(FBI) Agents arrested Noshir Gowadia, a native of India who received a Ph.D. at 15, at his home on Maui on Oct. 3, 2005. The FBI has accused him of selling China military secrets.e agency says Gowadia, who retired from his Northrup Grumman in 1986 - two years before the B-2 made its debut, used his home in Hawaii to design a stealth cruise missile for China… But the government alleges that Gowadia, who moved to the U.S. in the 1960s and became a U.S. citizen in the 1970s, made six trips to China from 2003 to 2005, conspiring to conceal some of his visits by getting border agents to leave immigration stamps off his passport. He allegedly gave Chinese officials classified information about missile exhaust systems that emit little heat and thus are hard to detect in the city of Chengdu in 2003. Chengdu is home to the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute, where the J-10 - a new state-of-the-air fighter aircraft that went into production last year - is being built. He is also accused of attempting to sell classified stealth technology to the Swiss government and to businesses in Israel and Germany……(Newsroom, 3 Aug 08)

Hawaii man accused of helping China design missile

…on Oct. 13, 2005, agents arrested Noshir Gowadia, a native of India who received a Ph.D. at 15, on suspicion that he sold military secrets to China… But prosecutors say Noshir Gowadia used Maui as a base to design a stealth cruise missile for China. He was indicted on 21 counts of conspiracy, money-laundering and falsifying tax returns. Despite the seriousness of the charges, the case has received scant public attention. The defendant has been out of sight since a judge determined he was a flight risk and denied him bail. And, adding to his obscurity, Gowadia's trial date has been repeatedly postponed as both prosecution and defense lawyers have sought more time to review thousands of pages of classified evidence. The trial is now due to begin on Jan. 21. Gowadia has pleaded not guilty……(AP, 3 Aug 08)

Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades

…In another recent case, former Northrop Grumman scientist Noshir Gowadia, who helped build the B-2 bomber, was indicted last fall for allegedly sharing cruise missile data with the Chinese government during a half-dozen trips to China. He is scheduled to go on trial in October. A defense lawyer for Gowadia did not return calls, but Gowadia's family in Hawaii has told local journalists that the charges stem from a misunderstanding. Robert Clifton Burns, a Washington lawyer who specializes in export cases, said the Chinese acquisition of sophisticated U.S. technology "is fast coming out from under the radar" as authorities crack down on such shipments to foreign powers. But Burns, who closely tracks prosecutions in the area, said the government sometimes overstates the risks of exporting U.S. items…..(Washington Post, 3 April 08)

Engineer indicted on spying
…The indictment of Noshir S. Gowadia, an Indian-born engineer, was submitted to U.S. District Court in Hawaii in October and states he worked closely with a Chinese government agent and missile technicians to illegally supply the stealth-missile technology during six visits to China between 2003 and 2005. "The defense services performed were in the form of design, test support and test-data analysis of advanced propulsion system technologies and low observable technologies for the specific purpose of assisting the [People's Republic of China] in designing, testing and analyzing a low-observable exhaust nozzle, optimized for significant reduction in the infrared heat signature, for a PRC cruise missile," according to the indictment, which has not been disclosed before. The new indictment added two additional counts to two earlier federal charge sheets in the case and states Mr. Gowadia conspired with Wong Tong-ming, an agent working for Beijing's Foreign Experts Bureau, and others to supply defense technology secrets for cash…..(Washington Times, 12 Dec 07)

Beijing Is Developing Anti-Stealth Abilities

China is developing new radar and other sophisticated systems to find and target U.S. radar-evading stealth aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning, F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 Spirit… China’s efforts to defeat U.S. stealth technology also include espionage. From 2002 through 2005, China received sensitive data on the B-2 from Noshir Gowadia, a former Northrop Grumman engineer who helped design its exhaust cloaking system, according to FBI officials. The information likely helped China more easily detect not just the B-2, but the B-1, F-15 and air-launched cruise missiles as well….(Defense News, 11 Jun 07)

B-2 Technology Not So Stealth

In a Nov. 15, 2006, grand jury indictment, Indian-born engineer Noshir Gowadia was charged with 18 counts of spying. Besides providing China with classified technology relating to the b-2’s engine exhaust system, he was also charged with several other counts of selling top-secret information. Justice Department officials claim that Gowadia was paid approximately $2 million for the b-2 secrets. If true, China got a true bargain—paying pennies on the dollar for technology that took many years and likely cost hundreds of millions or more to develop… Gowadia is also accused of providing China with extensive technical assistance to help it develop and test a radar-evading Stealth cruise missile, and also showing China how to modify the cruise missile to lock on to U.S. air-to-air missiles….(Trumpet, February 2007 Issue)

B-2 Technology Not So Stealth

Man Faces Death Penalty for Selling Defense Secrets

A grand jury indicted Noshir Gowadia, a Northrop Grumman engineer, for allegedly selling military secrets to China, Israel, Germany, and Switzerland. Gowadia, an Indian-born engineer who worked for 18 years at Northrop Grumman is possibly facing the death penalty if convicted. The federal grand jury handed down the 18-count federal charge indictment on Nov. 15 and He's scheduled to go on trial in January in federal court in Honolulu….(American Chronicle, 25 Nov 06)

US man allegedly spied for Israel, China

…Justice Department officials told ABC News that (Noshir) Gowadia was paid about $2 million for the secrets he compromised on the B-2. The scientist was provided top secret access while he worked for Northrop, the designer of the B-2, from 1968 to 1986. He then later worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory before establishing his own consulting company….(Jerusalem Post, 25 Nov 06)

American charged with selling stealth secrets to China

China obtained secret stealth technology used on B-2 bomber engines from a Hawaii-based Indian American spy in a compromise US officials say will allow Beijing to copy or counter a key weapon in the Pentagon's new strategy against China, according to a local daily….(IANS, 24 Nov 06)

NRI charged with selling US army secrets to China

...Details of the classified defence technology related to the B-2's engine exhaust system and its ability to avoid detection by infrared sensors were sold to Chinese officials by former defence contractor Noshir S. Gowadia, an India-born citizen charged with spying in a federal indictment released by prosecutors in Hawaii, the Washington Times reported on Thursday….(Times of India, 24 Nov 06)

China bought bomber secrets

China obtained secret stealth technology used on B-2 bomber engines from a Hawaii-based spy ring in a compromise U.S. officials say will allow Beijing to copy or counter a key weapon in the Pentagon's new strategy against China. Details of the classified defense technology related to the B-2's engine exhaust system and its ability to avoid detection by infrared sensors were sold to Chinese officials by former defense contractor Noshir S. Gowadia, an Indian-born citizen charged with spying in a federal indictment released by prosecutors in Hawaii. Additionally, Mr. Gowadia provided extensive technical assistance to Chinese weapons designers in developing a cruise missile with an engine exhaust system that is hard to detect by radar, according to court papers made public recently. He also helped the Chinese modify a cruise missile so that it can intercept U.S. air-to-air missiles, and helped Chinese weapons designers improve testing and measurement facilities….(Washington Times, 23 Nov 06)

Indo-American involved in covert deals with foreign nations

…The court papers indicated that Gowadia sent e-mails to Israel, Germany and Switzerland in 2002 and 2004 that contained data labeled "secret" and "top secret" that was related to US stealth technology intended for use in the TH-98 Eurocopter and for foreign commercial aircraft, it said. It is said a computer file found in Gowadia's Maui, Hawaii, home was a file containing the radar cross-sections of U.S. B-1 and F-15 jets and the Air Force's air-launched cruise missile, information that would be useful to countering systems by anti-aircraft missiles or other air defense weapons….(PRI, 23 Nov 06)

US arms expert indicted as spy for Israelis, others

A US engineer already facing trial for spying on behalf of China has also been indicted for passing secrets to Swiss, Israeli, and German businessmen. A superseding indictment filed against Noshir Gowadia, 62, a US citizen of Indian origin, last week in federal court in Hawaii, says that he faxed technical proposals for infra-red countermeasures for aircraft - containing secret US government information - to a Swiss government official and to foreign businessmen in Israel and Germany….(UPI, 16 Nov 06)

Stealth 'spy' facing death sentence

An American engineer with business links to an Australian Defence Department official is facing a death sentence for allegedly selling military secrets to China. US prosecutors yesterday confirmed a formal request had been made to Canberra for evidence relating to Noshir Gowadia's activities in Australia between 1999 and 2003. Mr Gowadia, the former chief engineer of the B2 stealth bomber, was a joint director in a Canberra-based company with Arthur Lazarou, a retired Australian navy officer and current supervisor in the Defence Materiel Organization. The company, NTech Australia, was paid at least $1 million in Australian Defence Department contracts to adapt stealth technology to RAAF aircraft….(Australian, 14 Nov 06)

More charges against B2 bomber designer accused of spying

…The indictment also alleges that Gowadia conspired with a Chinese agent to conceal his trips to the communist country to discuss the project. The indictment says the two arranged for Chinese border control authorities not to stamp Gowadia's passport and entry papers when he traveled there….(Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov 06)

Indian-Born Engineer Charged with Leaking US Info

…Gowadia, a naturalized American citizen from India, has been slapped with an 18-count superseding indictment charging him with sharing secret military information with representatives of China to benefit…(Daiji World, 12 Nov 06)

Former B-2 Bomber Engineer Accused of More Spying

…The indictment alleges that on six occasions between 2003 and 2005, Gowadia traveled to China "for the specific purpose of assisting the PRC in designing, testing and analyzing a low observable exhaust nozzle... for a PRC cruise missile." Gowadia allegedly worked with individuals named Tommy Wong and Henri Nyo. The indictment notes that Wong worked for the Chinese Foreign Expert's Bureau and that the men traveled to Chengdu, China "a center for research and development of Chinese fighter aircraft and cruise missiles." …(ABC, 11 Nov 06)

U.S. engineer indicted for passing secrets to Israel

…The indictment filed against Noshir Gowadia, 62, a U.S. citizen of Indian origin, does not provide details to the nature of the secrets passed to Israel or to whom they were given. If convicted, Gowadia could face the death penalty….(Haaretz, 11 Nov 06)

Ex-Northrop Engineer Pleads Not Guilty To PRC Espionage

A 62-year-old former Northrop Grumman engineer, Noshir S. Gowadia of Maui, Hawaii, could face a death sentence for designing a “low observable cruise missile exhaust system nozzle” for the People’s Republic of China (PRC)... a July 10 trial date was set....(Defense News, 10 Nov 06)

Son says father eager for trial

...Speaking after a federal court hearing yesterday, Gowadia said charges against his father, Noshir S. Gowadia of Maui, are "ridiculous" and "false." "He's eager to go to trial," said Ashton Gowadia. "Why the court hasn't thrown out these charges is mind-boggling. What he was charged with is absolutely false. If the government really had a case, this thing would have gone to trial."…..(Honolulu Advertiser, 10 Nov 06)

Indian American charged with selling B-2 secrets to China

…Government attorneys claimed Noshir Gowadia, 62, a naturalized American citizen from India, conspired to sell stealth secrets to China…..(Indo-Asian News, 10 Nov 06)

Hawaiian Indicted for Selling Defense Secrets to Chinese

...The superseding indictment describes six trips taken by Gowadia to China for the purpose of discussing, designing and testing the stealthy cruise missile nozzle and describes contacts through covert email addresses between Gowadia and named co-conspirators, one of whom is alleged to be a representative of China's "Foreign Experts Bureau."…(Common Voice, 10 Nov 06)

Not Guilty Plea in B - 2 Secrets Case

… Gowadia was an engineer with Northrop Grumman Corp. from 1968-86 and helped design parts of the B-2's propulsion system that make it difficult for enemy missiles to detect the bomber. The technology remains highly classified….(AP, 10 Nov 06)

Maui engineer faces more federal charges

A 62-year-old Maui engineer (Noshir Gowadia) who worked on the B-2 stealth bomber has been charged with using secret military information to help China build a stealth cruise missile….(Star Bulletin, 9 Nov 06)

More charges filed in US-China military secrets case

…Three of the new counts charge (Noshir) Gowadia with providing classified national defense information to help China or to injure the United States. The three charges carry a prison sentence of up to life, with a possible maximum sentence of death if certain statutory criteria are met…(Pravda, 9 Nov 06)

Prosecutors Say Engineer Planned Stealth Missile For China

…Noshir Gowadia, who called himself the father of the B-2 bomber, is now charged with secretly trying to design a stealth cruise missile for the People's Republic of China…(Hawaii Channel, 9 Nov 06)

Isle man gave China stealth tech, feds say

…The indictment lists one count of conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act, one count of performing a defense service without obtaining approval from the U.S. Department of State, and three counts of willfully communicating classified national defense information to Chinese defense officials....(Honolulu Advisor, 9 Nov 06)

More charges filed in US-China military secrets case

…(AP, 9 Nov 06)

Hawaii Man Indicted For Selling National Defense Secrets to the People's Republic of China

….(US Newswire, 9 Nov 06)

US calls on Canberra to uncover spy report

US prosecutors want access to a Canberra report into links between an internationally renowned American engineer charged with espionage and a senior Australian defense official, saying the information is needed for an upcoming trial. US Assistant Federal Attorney Ken Sorenson said he wanted the report, completed in April by former inspector-general of intelligence and security Ron McLeod, before the September trial of engineer Noshir Gowadia…(The Australian, 12 Jun 06)

B-2 engineer awaits trial in secrets scandal

Federal prosecutors say more charges are pending against a Maui man accused of selling B-2 stealth bomber secrets to foreign governments. Noshir Gowadia, a design engineer with Northrup who billed himself as the father of the B-2's infrared suppressing propulsion system, has been in federal custody since Oct. 26 and is awaiting trial in May. He is charged with six separate transfers of classified information…..(Star Bulletin, 4 Apr 06)

New charges pending in B-2 case

…Assistant U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson said his office will seek the new charges against Noshir Gowadia "relatively soon."….(Advertiser Courts, 4 Apr 06)

Stealing Stealth Secrets - Honolulu FIG Yields Fruit

…On October 26, we arrested Noshir S. Gowadia, who had worked for 18 years for the defense contractor that built the stealth bomber and helped develop its propulsion system. Gowadia was indicted on three counts of illegally transmitting national defense information and three counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act…..(New York Jewish Times, 14 Mar 06)

Defense official 'sold secrets'

… Defense Materiel Organization officer Arthur Lazarou is under investigation over his links to US engineer Noshir Gowadia, now awaiting trial for allegedly selling B-2 Stealth bomber technology to eight unnamed foreign powers and corporations…..(Australian, 23 Feb 06)

Australian company snared in FBI technology probe

An Australian-registered company subject to a US criminal investigation into alleged illegal release of advanced infrared suppression technology was funded by the Australian Department of Defence. NTech Australia was paid to study potential development of derivative systems for use on the Royal Australian Air Force’s Boeing F-18 fighters, and Boeing CH-47D Chinook and Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk helicopters. The company was established in June 2001 by former Northrop Grumman engineer Noshir Gowadia, who was charged by the FBI on 26 October, 2005 with six breaches of US defence export and national security laws…..(Flight International, 17 Jan 06)

Stealth inquiry detailed
An American engineer accused of selling US stealth secrets is facing new charges as the Howard Government yesterday detailed its inquiry into his alleged Australian Defense Force links. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock appointed former inspector-general of intelligence and security Ron McLeod to head the official probe into whether the ADF tried to illegally buy the secrets. The investigation was launched after revelations in The Australian that American Noshir Gowadia, 61, co-owned a Canberra-based company, N-Tech Australia, with Australian Defence employee Arthur Lazarou. An internal defense investigation has, so far, found that more than $1million had been paid to N-Tech…..(Australian, 9 Jan 06)

Gowadia could face additional charges

A Maui man awaiting trial on federal charges of selling classified data about the B-2 stealth bomber to foreign countries could face additional, more serious charges. At a hearing in U.S. District Court yesterday to discuss Noshir S. Gowadia's pending Jan. 10 trial, assistant U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson said the government expects to file "other charges, more significant and detailed," but he did not elaborate. Sorenson also said he will file a motion to have the court designate the case as complex…..(Star-Bulletin, 6 Jan 06)

Maui spy can no longer pay lawyer

A Maui man accused of selling military secrets to foreign governments can no longer pay his current lawyer….(KHON2, 6 Jan 06)

Defense deals on Stealth probed
An independent investigation has been ordered into whether the Defense Department tried to illegally buy secret US Stealth technology for RAAF aircraft. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock launched the investigation after a Defense Department inquiry found $1 million had been paid to a US engineer, now imprisoned in Hawaii and facing espionage charges. Indian-born American Noshir Gowadia is facing 60 years' jail for allegedly selling classified B-2 bomber Stealth technology to foreign powers and corporations…..(Australian, 9 Dec 05)

Tracking Noshir Gowadia’s Military Technology Expertise
From discharging his responsibility as a Senior Technical Specialist at Northrop Grumman (1968-86), to being stamped as the “father of the B-2,” was quite a leap for the media, the FBI, and, even for Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia, 61, -- if he did make that claim…..(Indo Link, 20 Nov 05)

Defense consulted ‘spy’ on Stealth

Australian defense officials asked a US engineer accused of selling US military secrets to set up a Canberra company so they could develop stealth technology for the RAAF. Australian defense employee Arthur Lazarou, a business partner of jailed American Noshir Gowadia, said Defense Department officials issued the request after a two-day briefing with the visiting US engineer over his work on the B-2 stealth bomber…(Courier Mail, 18 Nov 05)

Alleged spy wanted $3m from ADF

A US engineer embroiled in an espionage scandal allegedly sought $3 million from Australian Defense officials to manufacture top secret technology for the protection of RAAF aircraft. Businessman Noshir Gowadia was last month charged with allegedly selling top secret US B-2 stealth bomber technology to foreign powers…..(Herald Sun, 17 Nov 05)

Alleged US Spy sought $3m from ADF

The Indian-born American's expertise in sensitive infra-red suppression technologies - the basis of the B-2 bomber's capacity to evade heat-seeking missiles - is at the heart of the espionage case brought against him by US authorities last month. A senior Government source told The Australian last night that a Defence Department investigation into Noshir Gowadia's attempt to sell top-secret infra-red suppression technology to Australia was being taken very seriously…..(Australian 17 Nov 05)

Australian linked to spy scandal

An Australian defense employee has become embroiled in an international espionage scandal involving the alleged sale of top-secret American B-2 Stealth bomber technology to foreign powers. Defense Materiel Organization officer Arthur Lazarou, a retired Royal Australian Navy lieutenant commander, is the subject of an internal Defense investigation over his links to American engineer Noshir Gowadia, who was charged late last month with disclosing military secrets - which could be "used to cause injury" to the US - to representatives from eight foreign governments and corporations…..(Australian, 16 Nov 05)

Espionage suspect had ties to Purdue

Purdue University is distancing itself from Noshir Gowadia, an engineer being held without bond in federal custody in Hawaii. Gowadia, who helped design the B-2 stealth bomber, was indicted last week on federal charges that allege the 61-year-old transmitted "national defense information" and exported "classified technical data related to defense articles to foreign persons…..(Journal and Courier, 13 Nov 05)

Judge Keeps Espionage Suspect In Custody

It appears that an espionage suspect won't be allowed out on bail because a judge thinks a foreign country might help him escape from Maui. Noshir Gowadia is charged with selling secrets of the B-2 stealth bomber he helped design….(Hawaii Channel, 10 Nov 05)

Accused B-2 secrets peddler asks for jury trial

Noshir Gowadia pleaded not guilty yesterday to transmitting and selling top-secret information to foreigners and was permitted to visit his wife at the federal courthouse. The shackled and handcuffed Gowadia, 61, who had promoted himself as the father of the classified technology that shields the B-2 stealth bomber….(Star-Bulletin, 10 Nov 05)

B-2 Bomber Engineer Pleads Not Guilty To Espionage Charges

A Maui man charged with selling secrets of the B-2 stealth bomber pleaded not guilty Wednesday and his family repeated their claim that the entire case is a misunderstanding. Noshir Gowadia is a former defense engineer, who helped develop the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber. He's charged with selling some the jet's secret technology to foreign governments…..(Hawaii Channel, 9 Nov 05)

Maui man indicted over B-2 technology

A federal grand jury indicted a 61-year-old Maui man who helped design the B-2 stealth bomber on charges of selling classified technical data to foreign countries from 2002 to 2004. Noshir S. Gowadia, an engineer from 1968 to 1986 with defense contractor Northrop Corp., faces a maximum 60 years' imprisonment and fines of up to $1.5 million. Gowadia was indicted yesterday on three counts of communication, delivery and transmission of national defense information and three counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act…..(Star Bulletin, 9 Nov 05)

Man indicted in sale of secrets

The family of a Maui resident indicted yesterday in the sale of military secrets to foreign governments said he was merely consulting with some of America's "closest allies" and that the allegations arose from a "terrible misunderstanding…..(Honolulu Advertiser, 9 Nov 05)

Grand Jury Indicts Ex-Aerospace Engineer

A B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of selling U.S. military secrets to foreign countries was indicted on new charges Tuesday by a federal grand jury.…..(AP, 9 Nov 05)

Indo-American arrested for spying
An Indian-American engineer, who helped develop B-2 stealth bomber technology, has been arrested and charged with selling top secret information to eight countries…..(PTI, 6 Nov 05)

NRI, who sold Stealth bomber tech, may lose home

Noshir S Gowadia, the Indian American engineer arrested recently on charges of selling B-2 stealth bomber secrets to foreign governments, faces the prospect of losing his $1.8 million mansion in Hawaii……(Hindustan Times, 5 Nov 05)

NRI designs US’ jet, sells it to enemy

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested an Indo-American engineer for selling secrets of its high profile B-2 Bombers to “foreign countries.”…..(India Financial Express, 5 Nov 05)

Feds target B-2 engineer's $1.8 million Maui home

Federal prosecutors want to seize the $1.8 million home of a Maui man who helped engineer the B-2 stealth bomber and is accused of selling its secrets to foreign governments. In a forfeiture complaint filed in U.S. District Court yesterday, prosecutors said Noshir S. Gowadia built his four-bedroom, 6,790-square-foot home in Haiku with the hundreds of thousands of dollars he allegedly made selling classified information on the B-2 to representatives of at least eight unspecified countries. From 1999 to 2004, they said, Gowadia funneled more than $660,000 from offshore bank accounts to buy land in Maui and build his home…..(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4 Nov 05)

Stealth suspect may lose home

The federal government is seeking to seize the Maui home of a man accused of selling secrets to foreign countries about the B-2 stealth bomber…..(Honolulu Advertiser, 4 Nov 05)

FBI arrests NRI engineer for selling B-52 secrets

An Indian-American engineer formerly employed with Northrop Corporation has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly passing top-secret military technology to foreign governments or their representatives…..(Rediff, 1 Nov 05)

Son says father innocent of selling U.S. stealth bomber secrets abroad

The eldest son of a man accused of selling U.S. B-2 stealth bomber secrets abroad has said that his father isn't a criminal -- he's a patriotic American hero. "The man bleeds red, white and blue for this country. And he's done a lot of things that have saved a lot of American military lives…(AP, 31 Oct 05)

FBI Arrests Indian American Engineer for Sharing Military Technology
An Indian American aeronautical engineer, who helped design the propulsion system on the radar-evading B-2 stealth bomber for Northrop Grumman, and also worked as a contractor for Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been accused of sharing "top secret" military technology with foreign governments…..(Indo Link, 30 Oct 05)

FBI: Former LANL scientist admitted to selling military

secrets

A former contract engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory admitted to the FBI that he sold U.S. military secrets overseas, agents say. FBI agents raided the Maui home of Noshir Gowadia, 61, earlier this month. They say they found classified information from Gowadia’s days at Los Alamos, as well as top-secret documents from Northrop Corporation…..(KOBTV, 29 Oct 05)

Son Says Engineer Accused Of Espionage Is Innocent

A Maui engineer accused of espionage was denied bail Friday. However, Noshir Gowadia's son said his father is innocent and will be free soon. Noshir Gowadia claims to be the "father" of the B-2 stealth bomber…..(Hawaii Channel, 28 Oct 05)

FBI: Maui Resident Admits To Selling Stealth Secrets

An engineer living on Maui sold secrets about the B-2 stealth bomber to eight countries, according to the FBI....(KITV_News, Hawaii, 28 Oct 05)

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Secrets sold: 'I did it for the money'

Noshir S. Gowadia traveled the world, billed himself as the "father" of the B-2 stealth bomber's propulsion system, and disclosed classified military secrets about the high-tech aircraft to foreign governments, the federal government says…..(Honolulu Advertiser, 28 Oct 05)

Affidavit: US vs Gowadia

United States of America vs Noshir S. Gowadia, 26 Oct 05

Criminal Complaint Case No. 05-00872 BMK

Maui man had been up for DOD contract

A former Northrop Corp. engineer charged with selling secrets about how the B-2 bomber eludes heat-seeking missiles was being considered for a subcontractor job on a Department of Defense contract to design a similar system for commercial aircraft….(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 28 Oct 05)

Rural area was site of FBI search

...And it was in one of these homes, federal authorities allege, that Noshir S. Gowadia kept government secrets about one of America's most formidable weapons, a B-2 stealth bomber....(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 28 Oct 05)

'Father' of the B-2

As far back as 1999, when he moved to Maui from New Mexico, Noshir S. Gowadia was marketing himself to foreign countries as the "father" of the classified technology that helps protect B-2 stealth bombers from heat-seeking missiles….(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 28 Oct 05)

Ex-B-2 Bomber Designer Admits Selling Military Secrets, FBI Says

An engineer who played a key role in developing part of the stealth technology for the B-2 bomber has been jailed in Hawaii, accused of selling secrets to a foreign country…..(Boston Channel, 28 Oct 05)

Grave consequences possible, experts say

The stealth technology that hides U.S. warplanes from enemy missiles is one of the nation's most sophisticated secrets — a military edge, experts say, that no other country can beat…..(Honolulu Advertiser, 28 Oct 05)

How B-2 works is known; how to build it is secret

Part of what allows the B-2 stealth bomber to avoid detection is its unique engine system, which hides the heat coming from the jet exhaust. The technology also protects the plane from heat-seeking missiles….(Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 28 Oct 05)

Engineer accused of selling secrets abroad

An engineer who helped design the B-2 stealth bomber has been arrested for allegedly selling military secrets to foreign governments….(UPI, 27 Oct 05)

Maui man is charged with selling B-2 bomber secrets

A 61-year-old Maui man who helped design the B-2 stealth bomber has been arrested for selling military secrets to foreign governments, the FBI said yesterday. Noshir S. Gowadia, an engineer who worked for Northrop Corp. from November 1968 to April 1986, is being charged under federal espionage statutes for allegedly disclosing top-secret information relating to stealth technology to representatives of at least three countries……(Honolulu Star Bulletin, 27 Oct 05)

Isle man accused of selling secrets

A Maui resident who was a former design engineer for a large defense contractor has been accused of selling classified information about the B-2 stealth bomber to at least three foreign governments......(Honolulu Advertiser, 27 Oct 05)

Former aerospace engineer charged with selling military secrets

An engineer who calls himself the father of the technology that protects the B-2 stealth bomber from heat-seeking missiles has been arrested and accused of selling U.S. military secrets involving the aircraft to a foreign country, the FBI said.....(AP, 27 Oct 05)

Hawaii man arrested on stealth bomber spy charges

A former design engineer has been arrested on charges of espionage for selling top-secret information related to the B-2 stealth bomber, the FBI said on Thursday.....(Reuters, 27 Oct 05)