[MarMema]

Yes. They were headed to a month long training conference and why wouldn't they have chips with them?

But here is where I stall out because I know nothing about electronics.

Let's say however, that based on their website, they were manufacturing chips for our defense system and had some with them.

and what about this?

[no-to-illegals]

I’d say that if a crash site is not found and there was no crash of the airplane; the crime on all time has possibly been done but I am still speculating. A lot depends on if there has been a recent breakthrough in electronics (defensive in nature) unknown.