{"id":79701,"date":"2024-06-07T20:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/07\/us-allied-intel-agencies-warn-pilots-to-avoid-chinese-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:15:42","slug":"us-allied-intel-agencies-warn-pilots-to-avoid-chinese-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/06\/07\/us-allied-intel-agencies-warn-pilots-to-avoid-chinese-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"US, allied intel agencies warn pilots to avoid Chinese recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. and allied intelligence agencies are warning troops of the Chinese military\u2019s continued<b> <\/b>efforts to hire former fighter pilots to glean more information on allied tactics and techniques<b> <\/b>in combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/NCSC\/documents\/products\/Safeguarding_Our_Military_Expertise.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">threat bulletin<\/a> issued Wednesday by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States \u2014 the group of English-speaking countries who comprise the \u201cFive Eyes\u201d intelligence-sharing coalition \u2014 said companies with ties to the Chinese military will try to lure recruits with large salaries and promises to \u201cfly exotic aircraft\u201d without details about their clientele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Potential recruits are often approached by personal acquaintances from their days in the military, the bulletin warned. Military pilots, flight engineers and air operations center personnel are the most highly sought-after targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo overcome their shortcomings, China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army has been aggressively recruiting Western military talent to train their aviators, using private firms around the globe that conceal their PLA ties and offer recruits exorbitant salaries,\u201d U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director Michael Casey said in the bulletin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRecent actions by Western governments have impacted these operations, but PLA recruitment efforts continue to evolve in response,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States and NATO allies have also implemented commercial restrictions on a number of companies with ties to the Chinese military, including the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, Beijing China Aviation Technology, Stratos and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China\u2019s efforts to learn more about American military tactics and strategy come amid Beijing\u2019s growing aggression toward Taiwan, the democratically self-governed island that maintains military and trade ties with the United States but is claimed by China, and escalating tensions over China\u2019s claim to large swaths of the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not the first time the United States has warned service members about the prospect of becoming foreign recruiting targets. 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