Over a million fake electronic parts originating from China found in US planes

Yesterday the US Committee on Armed Services released a new publication detailing the uncovering of 1,800 cases of bogus parts affecting the defence industry. The total number of individual components involved in these cases exceeded one million. Such parts have been found in special operations helicopters and the US Air Force's largest cargo plane. Committee member Senator John McCain said the prevalence of bogus parts made the country vulnerable and posed a risk to "our security and the lives of the men and women who protect it". The fakes included parts in the electromagnetic interference filters used in night missions and in the operation of "hellfire" missiles on SH-60B Navy helicopters. Fakes were also found in memory chips in the display systems of C-17 Globemaster III and C-130J military cargo planes, and in the Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

For the complete report please visit the Committee on Armed Services site here.