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NRI engineer of B-2 Bomber arrested for selling secrets

Honolulu, November 01, 2005
Asha Chopra

NRI, (non-resident Indian) engineer, Noshir S Gowadia called himself a father of the technology that protects the B-2 stealth bomber from heat-seeking missiles has been arrested and accused of selling U.S. military secrets involving the aircraft to a foreign country, the FBI said.

From November 1968 to April 1986, Gowadia worked for Northrop Grumman Corp., which was involved in the design and manufacture of the B-2 Spirit Bomber, the FBI said. During his tenure with the company, Gowadia worked in the development of the aircraft's propulsion system. Gowadia and his wife own an engineering and consulting company. Gowadia was born in India and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.


The B-2 is a strategic, long-range bomber that can fly more than 6,000 miles before refueling while carrying 40,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear weapons, according to Northrop Grumman's Web site.

Its stealth design allows it to fly virtually undetected by enemy radar at a ceiling of 50,000 feet. During Operation Allied Force and Operation Enduring Freedom, the bomber performed missions up to 44 hours long, according to the company.


There are 21 B-2s in service, and all are stationed with the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NRI, (non-resident Indian) engineer, Noshir S Gowadia called himself father of the technology that protects the B-2 stealth bomber

Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia
Age: 61
Background: Gowadia helped develop the B-2 stealth bomber while he was an engineer at Northrop Corp., and was instrumental in the creation of a defense system for heat-seeking missiles. After 18 years at Northrop, he went on to become a contract engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

Gowadia own Company

State records show that Gowadia headed a research and development, engineering and consulting company called N.S. Gowadia Inc., which was incorporated in New Mexico and was licensed to do business here. He and his wife were listed as officers for the company.

Gowadia and his wife in June 1999 purchased a two-acre lot on Holokai Road on Maui for $330,000, according to county property records. At the time, the couple listed a New Mexico mailing address.

In 2002, a 6,790-square-foot home with 11 rooms and two fireplaces was built on the Holokai Road property, the records show. For tax purposes, the county in 2004 assessed the value of the home and land at nearly $1.64 million.

Neighbors yesterday said they did not know Gowadia or his wife well.

REAL STATE :

That wasn't their first venture into the Hawai'i real-estate market.

In July 1999, the couple bought a Kihei condo from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $75,000, then sold it in May 2001 for $121,000, property records show.

HUD typically sells homes lost by previous owners through foreclosure.

In February 2001, they purchased a home in Kihei for $350,000, then sold it in October 2003 for $575,000, according to the records.

The couple took out a $2.9 million loan this year, county records show, but it wasn't clear what the loan was for.