The Department of Defense also used SigNature DNA tags to eradicate
counterfeit electronic parts that ended up in U.S. aircraft.
The committee's investigation also uncovered «dozens» of instances of suspect
counterfeit electronic parts installed or delivered to the military for use on thermal weapons sights, missile - control computers and military aircraft, including the Boeing C - 17 Globemaster III and Lockheed Martin C - 130J Super Hercules military transport.
«The presence of
counterfeit electronic parts in the Defense Department's supply chain is a growing problem that government and industry share a common interest in solving,» committee Chairman Carl Levin, D - Michigan, and Sen. John McCain, R - Arizona, the ranking member, said in a statement.