A former U.S. Marine Corps pilot accused of illegally training Chinese fighter pilots will be extradited to the U.S. from Australia in early 2025. Daniel Duggan has been charged with breaking U.S. arms trafficking laws after he allegedly accepted money to train Chinese pilots to land jets on an aircraft carrier over 10 years ago.
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00:00Australia will extradite a former United States Marine Corps pilot to the U.S. after
00:05he was accused of illegally training Chinese fighter pilots.
00:09U.S. prosecutors have charged Daniel Duggan with breaking U.S. arms trafficking laws.
00:15They say he accepted money to train Chinese pilots to land jets on aircraft carriers over
00:2010 years ago.
00:22Australian officials arrested Duggan, a naturalized Australian citizen, on behalf of the U.S.
00:28in 2022.
00:29He has been fighting extradition to the U.S. where he could face up to 65 years in prison.
00:35China's military has been trying to recruit former pilots from the U.S. and other countries
00:40to study their military tactics.