Business Week about questionable electronics

There are things like “due diligence” and such all over mil contracts. And now this.
One can’t stop wondering what new foul-ups the U.S. Armed Forces produce!

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_41/b4103034193886.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories&chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories

That whole affair is of course a direct result of outdated equipment not complying with open standards. We talk here about Taiwan Strait scenarios? RAND should better have included “China stops selling fake chips, Air Force fighters out of business”. Quite amazing.