Noshir S. Gowadia, a 62-year-old former Haiku, Maui resident, entered his plea before federal magistrate Judge Kevin S.C. Chang this morning. He was charged in an 18-count indictment unsealed yesterday that accuses him of helping China develop a propulsion system for cruise missiles.

Gowadia has been in custody since October 2005, when he was first indicted for allegedly passing information about the B-2 Stealth bomber, which he helped develop, to foreign governments.