A federal judge in California handed Patrick Wei, 25, a 200-month prison sentence after a federal jury convicted him of multiple crimes, including espionage.
Patrick Wei, a former U.S. Navy sailor who sold manuals for ships and operating systems to an operative working for China, was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison, prosecutors said.
As combat drones continue to move from the laboratory to the battlefield, the US Navy is exploring how to use a digitally simulated F-35 Lightning II aircraft to develop new tactics to go with the new technology.
A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling ship manuals to an intelligence officer working for China has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison ...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the defendant while an active-duty U.S. Navy sailor "betrayed his country" and compromised U.S. national security.