A US Army National Guardsman has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide sensitive military technology to Russia, according to federal prosecutors in America.
Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, from Alamogordo, New Mexico, is accused of photographing parts of Fort Riley in Kansas and trying to send the images to someone he believed was a Russian intelligence officer. Prosecutors allege he also agreed to obtain and deliver a helicopter radio for the Russian military.
According to the Department of Justice, Amarys was affiliated with the Kansas National Guard and first reached out to Russia in 2024 offering his services. Law enforcement agents posing as Russian operatives later met him in Kansas, where he allegedly signed a document pledging to assist Russia covertly.
Prosecutors say Amarys accepted thousands of dollars in cash from undercover agents to buy a Garmin GTR-205 aircraft radio used in military helicopters. He later mailed the device to an address in Junction City, Kansas, near Fort Riley, believing it would be transferred abroad.
Investigators say he understood the export restrictions governing such equipment and researched relevant laws before the meeting. The indictment also accuses him of photographing “sensitive military technology” at Fort Riley. Amarys appeared in federal court in Kansas on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to attempting to violate the Export Control Reform Act.
Fort Riley is a major U.S. Army installation in north-central Kansas, situated along the Kansas River between Junction City and Manhattan. Covering over 101,000 acres across Geary and Riley counties, it includes several key areas such as the Main Post, Camp Funston, Custer Hill, and Marshall Army Airfield. The installation houses a residential population of more than 9,000 and supports a wide range of military and civilian operations. Its size and location make it one of the Army’s most important training and operational sites.
Home to the 1st Infantry Division, known as “The Big Red One,” Fort Riley plays a central role in the Army’s combat readiness. Units stationed there include the division’s headquarters, multiple brigade combat teams, the Combat Aviation Brigade, and various support and artillery units.
The base also hosts partner organisations such as the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron of the U.S. Air Force, the 902nd Military Intelligence Group, and Irwin Army Community Hospital, underscoring its status as a hub for joint operations and essential military support services.
I believe it’s taken Ukraine over three and a half year to get permission to send US military tech to Russia. I’m pretty sure they’d like to send an awful lot more.