dreamdancer 0 #1 November 10, 2011 interesting... QuoteThe US Senate Armed Services Committee said its researchers had uncovered 1,800 cases in which the Pentagon had been sold electronics that may be counterfeit. The US Senate Armed Services Committee said its researchers had uncovered 1,800 cases in which the Pentagon had been sold electronics that may be counterfeit. (photo: AP) In total, the committee said it had found more than a million fake parts had made their way into warplanes such as the Boeing C-17 transport jet and the Lockheed Martin C-130J "Super Hercules". It also found fake components in Boeing's CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter and the Theatre High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile defence system. "A million parts is surely a huge number. But I want to repeat this: we have only looked at a portion of the defence supply chain. So those 1,800 cases are just the tip of the iceberg," said Senator Carl Levin. In around seven in 10 cases, the fake parts originated in China, while investigators traced another 20 per cent of cases to the United Kingdom and Canada, known resale points for Chinese counterfeits. In the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, counterfeit microchips are often smuggled out of factories, or burned off old computer circuit boards before having their identifying marks sanded off and repainted as new. In Chinese bazaars, "military grade" microchips are openly advertised, although these chips are often commercial chips that have been modified and relabelled. http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/11/09-2stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #2 November 11, 2011 Quote In the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, counterfeit microchips are often smuggled out of factories, or burned off old computer circuit boards before having their identifying marks sanded off and repainted as new. Yep. We got a bunch of lower tech counterfeit parts (capacitors) into our supply line after the Japanese tsunami. Our buyers went outside the usual channels, trying to scoop up more part inventory, and got burned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hipwrddude 0 #3 November 11, 2011 Yes, it's true. America is eating itself alive with greed. True, war is a contract business, but when we don't vet our sources, when we don't put Americans first, American jobs first, our future first, we stick it to ourselves. The problem isn't China. It's us. http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/speeches/speech/opening-statement-at-sasc-hearing-on-counterfeit-electronic-parts-in-dod-supply-chain You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #4 November 11, 2011 And Chinese nukes are full of real US technology. So we're even ...in a yin(g)-yang sorta way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 November 11, 2011 Quote Yes, it's true. America is eating itself alive with greed. True, war is a contract business, but when we don't vet our sources, when we don't put Americans first, American jobs first, our future first, we stick it to ourselves. The problem isn't China. It's us. http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/speeches/speech/opening-statement-at-sasc-hearing-on-counterfeit-electronic-parts-in-dod-supply-chain They used to call those people WAR PROFITEERS. now its just what those who support the big corporations....call good businessANYTHING goes to make those big executive salaries... even crap that borders on TREASON. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
