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- Feb 12, 2011
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2011 1:27 AM EST
(Updates with Chinese response in sixth
paragraph.)
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Dozens of suspected counterfeit
parts have been installed on U.S. defense equipment
from Raytheon Co., L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.
and Boeing Co., including aircraft deployed to
Afghanistan.
The Senate Armed Services Committee found
counterfeit parts -- usually from China -- on at least
seven aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin Corp.
C-130 J transport plane, Boeing P- 8A Poseidon maritime
patrol and L-3 27J Spartan transport.
Suspect electronic parts from China were installed on
military systems and subsystems that were
manufactured by Raytheon Co., L-3 Communications
and Boeing, said the memo from the committees staff,
released yesterday in advance of a hearing today.
None of the examples were connected to instances of
lives lost or dramatic failures causing an aircraft crash,
Michigan Senator Carl Levin, the committee chairman,
said.
Still, the committee staff has identified lots of places
where, unless that correction was made, there was real
fear that those kind of disastrous consequences could
take place, Levin said.
China supports the fight against counterfeit goods,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a
briefing today in Beijing.
China s government is actively promoting cooperation
in fighting fake or counterfeit goods with relevant
authorities in other countries and such efforts are
welcome, Hong said.
Deployed Aircraft
Separately, the Pentagons Defense Criminal
Investigative Service is investigating approximately 40
cases involving various counterfeit i
(Updates with Chinese response in sixth
paragraph.)
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Dozens of suspected counterfeit
parts have been installed on U.S. defense equipment
from Raytheon Co., L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.
and Boeing Co., including aircraft deployed to
Afghanistan.
The Senate Armed Services Committee found
counterfeit parts -- usually from China -- on at least
seven aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin Corp.
C-130 J transport plane, Boeing P- 8A Poseidon maritime
patrol and L-3 27J Spartan transport.
Suspect electronic parts from China were installed on
military systems and subsystems that were
manufactured by Raytheon Co., L-3 Communications
and Boeing, said the memo from the committees staff,
released yesterday in advance of a hearing today.
None of the examples were connected to instances of
lives lost or dramatic failures causing an aircraft crash,
Michigan Senator Carl Levin, the committee chairman,
said.
Still, the committee staff has identified lots of places
where, unless that correction was made, there was real
fear that those kind of disastrous consequences could
take place, Levin said.
China supports the fight against counterfeit goods,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a
briefing today in Beijing.
China s government is actively promoting cooperation
in fighting fake or counterfeit goods with relevant
authorities in other countries and such efforts are
welcome, Hong said.
Deployed Aircraft
Separately, the Pentagons Defense Criminal
Investigative Service is investigating approximately 40
cases involving various counterfeit i