Fake microchips flowing in from China have increased the vulnerability of US warplanes, ships, and communication networks, exposing them to potentially fatal equipment failure, compromising the operational efficiency of the US defence services.
Some of the worst sufferers are reported to be high tech finished product suppliers like BAE, Boeing Satellite Systems, Raytheon Missile Systems, Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems, and Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control.
According to US defence department officials, the US forces have been receiving critical high-tech componenets made in unsecure locations over which they have no control thus potentially undermining their quality.
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