Counterfeit Parts Are Flooding The U.S. Military

At risk: Senate Armed Services Committee investigators found suspect electronic parts were installed on the Marines' CH-46 helicopter

Chinese 'Are Flooding Pentagon Supply Chain With Counterfeit Electronic Parts And Putting U.S. Military At Risk' -- Daily Mail

China is dumping counterfeit electronic parts into the Pentagon's supply chain, two senior lawmakers alleged on Monday.

Two Senators, John McCain, Republican-Arizona, and Carl Levin, Democrat-Michigan, said the counterfeits are putting U.S. troops at risk and undercutting the American economy.

One day before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the issue, the Senators offered details of the panel's ongoing investigation.

Read more ....

More News On Counterfeit Parts Flooding The U.S. Military

Officials: Fake weapons parts 'ticking time bomb' -- AP
Chinese counterfeit parts found in U.S. weapons -- Washington Post
China Counterfeit Parts in U.S. Military Boeing, L3 Aircraft -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Probe traces bogus military parts to China -- Washington Post
Lawmakers: Counterfeit electronics flood Pentagon supply -- USA Today/AP
Report: Bogus U.S. military parts traced to China -- CNN
Phony U.S. military electronics traced to China -- Navy Times
Senators to Take on Counterfeit Electronic Parts in DOD -- ABC News
U.S. Senate Panel Targets Counterfeit Electronic Parts -- Defense News
Counterfeit Parts Found On Military Aircraft Deployed To Afghanistan -- Business Insider
China rejects U.S. charges of bogus weapons parts -- Reuters