The camera supplier: The Telegraph traces the Chinese-parts scandal to a Gosport, Hampshire manufacturer sitting three miles from HMNB Portsmouth, whose cameras claimed NDAA compliance despite containing Chinese components; reporters found the firm's registered address closed and unrecognised by neighbours.
The wider exposure: Investigators now suspect several other MoD suppliers bought cameras from the same Gosport firm and fitted them to Navy vessels, with a vulnerability notice sent industry-wide asking companies to check their own equipment.
The political reaction: Former Beijing defence attaché Tim Law called for fuller understanding of the risks, while shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel urged placing China on the enhanced Foreign Influence Registration Scheme tier, criticising the government's continued diplomatic outreach to Beijing despite the breach.
