But the U.S. investigation found that in many cases where fake parts were uncovered, defence contractors were not aware their own sub-suppliers were using counterfeit electronic components.

A 14-month U.S. Congressional investigation uncovered 1,800 cases of counterfeit electronic components for American military equipment, in total involving over one million bogus parts.

WASHINGTON - China is dumping counterfeit electronic parts into the Pentagon's supply chain, two senior lawmakers alleged on Monday, putting U.S. troops at risk and undercutting the American economy.

El Segundo, Calif. (Oct. 29, 2012)—The number of high risk suppliers to the U.S. government, including companies that sold suspect counterfeit product to military and commercial electronics ...

The global electronics supply chain faces a growing challenge from counterfeit and recycled components, which can compromise system reliability and user safety. Recent technological innovations ...

Two senators have asked how Defense Department officials intend to stop counterfeit parts, including electronics, from flowing unnoticed into the defense supply chain.

SMT Corp, the industry leader in counterfeit electronic components mitigation, a Certify Holdings Company, announced the expansion of its counterfeit electronics detection capabilities and its ...

Honest Components (HCI), a supplier of obsolete and hard-to-find electronic board-level components, has launched a new online database housing over 3 000 legacy and discontinued parts, all searchable ...

Spare parts for BMW vehicles will now carry a security label to help customers avoid inadvertently using counterfeits.

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. , , a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, announced today that its SigNature DNA mark has been used to protect ...

Mercedes-Benz actively searches for counterfeit parts sellers and shuts them down, capturing over a million parts in the process.