New details are emerging about the identity of the Armed Forces officer accused of espionage after leaking information related to NATO to China. The arrest was officially announced by the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS), clarifying that it took place on Thursday morning, February 5, 2026, within military premises and in the presence of a military prosecutor, following clear evidence of criminal acts.
This is the Air Force officer who was arrested for spying for China
According to reports, the officer who spied for China is a Telecommunications and Information Systems Engineer with many years of experience as an officer in the Greek Air Force. He served in an Attica unit where he was arrested. This officer was a regular NATO evaluator in the field of Telecommunications and Information Systems. Regarding his education, he holds a master’s degree in Guided Weapons Systems from a British university. He has extensive experience in a wide range of fields as he has worked as a radar maintenance engineer, aircraft radar software programmer, information systems administrator, and more.
How the Wing Commander was recruited & the resume that “caught” attention
According to military intelligence, his “contact” with the Chinese appears to have been made in a very simple way. Through LinkedIn, the “contact” appears to have been made about two years ago, using the social networking medium that many people use to find jobs or to find professional partners and employees. The Wing Commander had a LinkedIn account and had posted a complete and impressive resume. This resume detailed his extensive experience in communication systems, his relationship with NATO in communication systems, and described in detail the important studies he had completed.
How they detected him & how the Wing Commander who spied for China operated
His detection occurred several months ago. The decision to intervene and arrest him on Thursday, February 5, was made as it was assessed that the information he was channeling concerned increasingly “sensitive” matters. The officer, as mentioned, confessed and is also being investigated for other recent similar incidents. This officer appears to have “left traces” through the QR code he used to access critical files, and thus it became possible to detect his activity through which he transferred critical and extremely sensitive information to Beijing. The acts are considered criminal according to the military code and, as competent sources state, all prescribed procedures will be followed.
The HNDGS announcement
The HNDGS announcement states: “On Thursday, February 5, 2026, in the morning hours, the competent military authorities proceeded to arrest a member of the Armed Forces. The arrest took place within military premises, in cooperation and coordination with other state services (in the presence of an authorized prosecutorial body), following clear evidence of criminal acts according to the Military Penal Code, namely the collection and transmission of secret information of military importance to third parties, with the risk of causing harm to national interests.”
