A former United States Air Force fighter pilot, Gerald Brown, has been arrested in Indiana for allegedly training Chinese military personnel without authorization.

• Gerald Brown, 65, is accused of conspiring to provide combat aircraft training to pilots in the Chinese Air Force.
• The arrest was announced by the US Justice Department following Brown's recent return from China, where he had been since December 2023.
• Brown had a 24-year career in the US Air Force, including instructing pilots on various aircraft, and allegedly began negotiations with a Chinese national in August 2023.