Former fighter pilot Dan Duggan facing decades in US prison after losing extradition fight

The Radio National Hour · Apr 16, 2026 · 55m

A former US fighter pilot could be sent back to the country of his birth after the Federal Court rejected his bid to avoid extradition. Dan Duggan, who’s now an Australian citizen, is accused of unlawfully training Chinese military pilots - an offence that carries a penalty of 65 years in prison. His lawyer Howard Adams says the Australian government has been waging a fight for his extradition on behalf of the US.Scientists in Europe have issued a dire warning about one of the world’s most important ocean currents, saying their predictions about its possible collapse are looking more likely…