Japan launches probe into fake Chinese components in defense equipment

Japan has launched an investigation into its supply chain to check whether defective parts made in China have been incorporated in its military radar systems and other equipment.

JASDF Type 11 SAM(Firing Control System) AESA Rader in Hamamatsu Air Base 20140928
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

A defense equipment agency will be establish in October to undertake this process.

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