The failure of a single electronic part in any military
plane could pose safety and national security risks and imposes higher
costs on the Pentagon, the report said.
BBC News
Vast
numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US
military equipment, a key Senate committee has reported.
A year-long probe found 1,800 cases of fake parts in US military aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee said.
More than 70% of an estimated one million suspect parts were traced back to China, the report said.
It blamed weaknesses in the US supply chain, and China's failure to curb the counterfeit market.
The failure of a key part could pose safety and national security
risks and lead to higher costs for the Pentagon, the committee said.
US
servicemen rely on a variety of "small, incredibly sophisticated
electronic components" found in night vision systems, radios and GPS
devices and the failure of a single part could put a soldier at risk,
the report said.
It highlighted suspect counterfeit parts in SH-60B helicopters used
by the Navy, in C-130J and C-27J cargo planes and in the Navy's P-8A
Poseidon plane.
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US
servicemen rely on a variety of "small, incredibly sophisticated
electronic components" found in night vision systems, radios and GPS
devices and the failure of a single part could put a soldier at risk,
the report said.