Every time a missile misses its target, a train derails, or a faulty airbag fails to save a life, we wonder whether these failures, which can sometimes reach catastrophic proportions, are caused by counterfeit parts infiltrating the supply chain. SAE AS6081 was created to address the U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee’s investigation into the $6 billion counterfeit electronic parts pandemic. Adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense, the standard aims to provide uniform requirements, practices, and methods to mitigate the risk of distributors purchasing and supplying counterfeit electronic par
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