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Air Force

SASC: Industry, DoD Not Doing Enough To Counter Counterfeit Parts In Weapons

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

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Congressional investigators said the Pentagon and defense industry are not doing enough to stop fake electronics parts they found on connected to weapon systems including the P-8A and C-27J aircraft, Stryker vehicle, and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--which launched an offensive against counterfeit parts in Pentagon equipment last year--released a new report yesterday detailing its discovery of more than 1 million bogus parts, mainly from China, in the defense supply chain. “Our report…

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