The intelligence community once went to great lengths to gain a potential adversary's military secrets. The United States CIA spent years trying to obtain a Soviet T-72 main battle tank (MBT) while it reportedly paid the Afghan Mujahedeen $5,000 for the first captured AK-74 assault rifle in the early 1980s.
Today, the IC doesn't need to send spies on covert missions and instead can turn to social media and gaming forums, where a treasure trove of classified materials has been posted. The most recent was just this past week when an alleged Russian pilot posted documents related to the United States Air Force's F-35 Lightning II and F-15 Eagle jet fighters on the Telegram social messaging app.
News of the story was first reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), which cited Chinese military aviation experts who confirmed the documents were legitimate. According to the paper of record, the files—which have since been removed—contained the engine maintenance manual for the F110 engine used in the F-15SA, a variant of the F-15 Eagle in service with Saudi Arabia. In addition, a flight and maintenance manuals for the aircraft were also posted on the "Fighterbomber" channel on Telegram.
Poster Comment:
There's $38 trillion sitting in 401ks/IRAs. Where do you think the next money grab is going to some from by the US government?
https://citizenwatchreport.com/theres-38-trillion-sitting-in-401ks-iras-where-do-you-think-the-next-money-grab-is-going-to-some-from-by-the-us-government/