The cost of supporting a modern army is getting higher and higher, and even a superpower like the United States is struggling. Whether it is a US carrier battle group cruising in the Pacific Ocean or a US soldier patrolling in Afghanistan, the "made in all nations" parts of equipment are increasing day by day, causing controversy that makes the United States unbearable.
The US "Bangor Daily" website said on the 28th that the famous sports shoe manufacturer New Balance recently accused the Pentagon of granting shoe purchase subsidies to recruits, allowing them to purchase foreign-made sports shoes at their own discretion, "seriously hurting American companies. interest". It is reported that this kind of behavior violates the "Berry Amendment" implemented in 1941, which stipulates that the US Department of Defense should give priority to domestic products when purchasing military supplies such as clothing, food, and metals, and use 100% of US raw materials as much as possible. And labor-produced products. New Balance, which is the most fierce on the issue of sports shoes, is the only large shoe manufacturer in the United States that still produces sports shoes domestically. The thousands of jobs that the company solves have caused American politicians to ignore. For this reason, the Maine State Assembly has intended to legislate to ensure that American companies like New Balance receive access to military cooperation. A bill submitted to the US House of Representatives and Senate last week required that any sports shoes purchased for recruits, whether directly or through cash subsidies, must purchase US products.
In fact, the non-domestic military supplies used by the US military include more than sports shoes. In June 2012, the US Air Force Times disclosed that a sergeant in the Air Force of Afghanistan received Chinese-made military boots twice. The US Air Force argued that the "Berry Amendment" does not apply to military supplies worth less than $ 150,000, so it is not wrong to distribute a pair of Chinese-made military boots to officers and men. However, when the US military can provide similar products at home, it still purchases some munitions from abroad, making US companies resentful.
But in the Pentagon's view, purchasing foreign military supplies is a last resort. According to statistics, the demand for modern warfare has tripled the cost of individual US military equipment since 2000. Take a US Army infantry as an example. In addition to individual weapons, his full-body equipment includes anti-nuclear, biological and chemical protective clothing and gloves , Masks, bulletproof vests with standard configuration, telescopes / rangefinder for single soldiers, night vision and batteries, etc. In addition, there are strap-type carrying equipment, which are equipped with bullets, kettles, GPS, handheld computers, reconnaissance equipment , Biochemical weapon detectors, first aid kits, etc., and even spare underwear. To meet the huge demand of the US military, American companies not only have insufficient production capacity, but also have high manufacturing costs, making the shy Pentagon have to find another way. In addition to China, Germany has provided a large number of body armor fiber materials for US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Israeli companies have received orders for hundreds of millions of rounds of bullets of various calibers.
If purchasing labor-intensive military equipment such as shoes and berets does not hurt foreign purchases, then the outsourcing of high-tech equipment from the US military is on the rise, and the risks to the US military are increasing. In recent years, the US media has continuously exposed the investigation report that the so-called Chinese low-quality chips are mixed into the top equipment of the US military. Due to reduced procurement costs, the Pentagon was forced to seek help from arms traders who provided relatively inexpensive products. The US Department of Trade had discovered that 7,400 parts of military equipment were inferior products as early as 2008. The situation was found to be even worse afterwards. A 2011 report from the US Senate Armed Forces Committee showed that F-15, F-16 fighter jets, CH-46 helicopters, as well as a variety of ships and missiles all use chips and other chips made in other countries. Parts, of which more than 1 million products are defective, will cause the missile to fail to hit the target, and the frequent aircraft crashes in recent years are often considered to use unqualified parts abroad.
In addition, there are many equipment used by the US military that use "bringing doctrine" to reduce costs by directly developing with foreign countries. According to a report on the US “Strategy Page†website, the US Patriot-2 anti-aircraft missiles use a large number of Japanese-made chips. The US is also working with Japan to develop an improved model of the “Standard-3†anti-missile system to equip the US Japanese Aegis battleship. However, the Japanese Self-Defense Force has successively leaked incidents in recent years, making the United States have to worry about the security of highly confidential anti-missile system intelligence.
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