Retired US Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding reacts to fears China got a hold of missing F-35 technology. “It’s a serious security breach, but it's not the first time this has happened,” Mr Spalding told News24 Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “I think the challenge we have in the United States is to separate the defence industrial base from the supplies that come from China. “That includes the shipment of parts going into Asia.”