Noshir Gowadia’s name is not as famous as a few of the other infamous prisoners at the US Penitentiary at ADX Florence, commonly referred to as “The Alcatraz of the Rockies,” as per a report. Prisoners in federal jail include, Terry Nichols, one of the Oklahoma City bombers, and his accomplice, Timothy McVeigh, who was also held at Florence before his death sentence was carried out, according to the We Are The Mighty report.Gowadia, one of the chief designers of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for designing a game-changing propulsion system, became a patriot-turned-traitor when he divulged key secrets to both a US ally and US’ enemy, according to the report. From India to America: Noshir Gowadia鈥檚 RiseBorn in India in 1944, Gowadia immigrated to the United States and even became a US citizen, as per the report. By 1968, he was working for Northrop, a leading defense contractor, where he worked for two decades, playing a pivotal role in developing stealth technology, which is the low-observable technology, and helped to design the B-2 bomber鈥檚 unique features, according to the We Are The Mighty report.During the years he worked there, the technology which he helped develop was applied to Tacit Blue, a secret stealth technology demonstrator Northrop flew in the initial days of stealth, as per We Are The Mighty report.ALSO READ: Lake Tahoe horror: DoorDash exec Josh Pickles among 8 dead in California鈥檚 worst boating tragedy since 2019Live EventsNoshir Gowadia: The Stealth Bomber Engineer Who Shared Secrets to Other CountriesTrusted with Top Secret clearance, Gowadia created this new technology, which is a key part of the US Air Force鈥檚 then-newest bomber, what would come to be called the B-2 Spirit, according to the report.He worked on various aspects of the aircraft, mostly on its propulsion system and components that prevent heat-seeking missiles from tracking it, but Gowadia eventually left Northrop Grumman to start his own technology consulting business, that is when his moves started getting shady, as reported by We Are The Mighty.ALSO READ: Trump dynasty goes Euro-resort: Ivanka and Jared transform ex-Soviet arms base into billion-dollar havenA Turning PointHe founded N.S. Gowadia, Inc. in 1999, so that he could lend his skillset to the highest bidder and take home all the money instead of working for a salary, as per the report. Gowadia then started teaching classes in foreign countries and to foreigners for money, he even shared the secret information learned from his time at Los Alamos labs, according to We Are The Mighty report.Illegal Leaks and EspionageHis actions just kept getting more illegal, then in 2002, he faxed a Top Secret Air Force document, which had details of the infrared technology, to at least three foreign countries, as per the report. He also sent China a cruise missile design and shared the details of its effectiveness against American air-to-air missiles, a charge he had later argued was based on unclassified information, according to a We Are The Mighty report.ALSO READ: Iran-Israel war: 700 Iranians may face imminent execution within days for this alleged grave mistakeInvestigation and ArrestThen, investigators finally caught Gowadia and even searched his Hawaii home, where they found evidence that he might have sent secret information to almost eight foreign countries, as per the report. The investigators even claimed that he had secretly travelled to China to help the People鈥檚 Republic develop the same stealth exhaust system he developed for the B-2 bomber, as reported by We Are The Mighty.As per claims of the authorities, he had shared secrets with Germany, Israel, and China, and possibly with other countries, all under the guise of establishing his technology credentials and growing up business, reported by We Are The Mighty.According to the report, Gowadia was on over a dozen espionage charges, espionage-related charges, and money laundering. Gowadia was even held without bail while awaiting trial, which came five years later and then, after deliberating for more than five days, the jury came back with a guilty verdict, and Gowadia was sentenced to 32 years in jail, as reported by We Are The Mighty.FAQsWhat did Noshir Gowadia do that was illegal?He shared Top Secret US military technology with foreign nations, including China, Germany, and Israel.How did Gowadia get access to secret information?He worked for Northrop Grumman for 20 years with a Top Secret clearance, helping develop stealth technology.(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
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