Employee Tuan Dang solders parts onto motherboards for SeaMicro Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Counterfeit Chinese Parts Slipping Into U.S. Military Aircraft: Report -- ABC News
Counterfeit electronic parts from China are "flooding" into critical U.S. military systems, including special operations helicopters and surveillance planes, and are putting the nation's troops at risk, according to a new U.S. Senate committee report.
A year-long investigation conducted by the Senate Armed Services Committee found more than one million suspected counterfeit parts made their way into the Department of Defense's supply chain and were bound for use by "critical" military systems, according to the 70-plus-page document released Monday. In addition to Navy helicopters and surveillance planes, the parts were slated to be put into the Air Force's newest cargo planes.
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Chinese Counterfeit Electronics ‘Flood’ U.S. Military Aircraft: Senate Report -- Defense News/AFP
One million counterfeit Chinese electronic parts used in US military, report finds -- FOX News
Probe finds 'flood' of fake military parts from China in U.S. equipment -- CNN
China Top Source of Counterfeit U.S. Military Electronics -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Counterfeit parts in defense equipment -- UPI
Flood of Chinese counterfeit parts put US aircraft at risk, report says -- Stars and Stripes
China-made counterfeit parts found in US military aircraft: Senate -- Flight Global
Fake Chinese Parts Widespread in US Military Equipment: Senate Report -- Voice of America
1 comment:
This is a damn shame! Dear Dirty America reported a similar story months ago (apparently it's still an issue).
"Chinese Counterfeit Parts Endanger US Military's Ability to Kill Civilians"
http://www.deardirtyamerica.com/2011/11/chinese-counterfeit-parts-endanger-us.html
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