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Re:Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat a... by xnyan on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:36PM (#32846318)
Greed is much more common than sabotage. Everyone at every level of production uses 3rd party materials and counterfeit has the potential to be cheaper than non-countfit.
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Re:Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat a... by staticautomatic on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @11:00PM (#32846453)
That seems maybe plausible if the components are worth a lot or you steal a lot of them. Is either of those things true here?
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Re:Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat a... by killjoywashere on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:42PM (#32846343)
Defense contractors generally pay about 10% less than market for any given service, so I don't discount the possibility that my hypothetical technician may have stolen the goods in order to get some extra money. A poor financial situation is easily the most common motive for the direct perpetrators of espionage.
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