The Royal Navy drone investigation shows why OEMs need visual, unit-level component verification, not documentation alone, to ensure supply chain security and detect substitutions
The recent Kumamoto earthquake is a reminder that regional disruptions can quickly ripple through the global electronics supply chain, just as the Fukushima disaster did in 2011.
Intel and Fortinet are jointly developing Fortinet's next generation security processor, SP6, in part to build a more resilient, diversified supply chain. A security chip is still a chip.
DFARS Case 2022-D011 marks a shift from documentation to proof, requiring defense suppliers to verify hardware provenance rather than rely solely on paper records.