Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, that F-35 fighter jet parts shipped from the country to the United States for repair were diverted to Hong Kong, and said Canberra is assisting an investigation by the United States and Lockheed Martin, the programme’s prime contractor, according to ABC News. Politico reported the cargo included a cockpit canopy with radar-absorbent material that reduces the jet’s signature on enemy radar. Marles described the material as not sensitive, per AFP. No one has said why the shipment was diverted or who holds the parts today.