About the Department of Defense ELF-IPT (Executive Lead Free – Integrated Process Team)
This team is composed of representatives from industry and government who cooperate to advise the DoD (Department of Defense) on critical issues surrounding the issues with lead (Pb)-free electronics. European legislation has outlawed lead (Pb) in any electronics placed for sale on the european market. Even though the DoD is exempt from this legislation, DoD suppliers are not, and must eliminate lead (Pb) from their electronic products. This poses a threat to DoD interests because many of these suppliers supply components and sub-assemblies to the DoD. Reliability of these lead-free electronic parts used in military systems could present a significant issue.
In response, the DoD has commissioned this ELF-IPT to advise on a joint DoD response in order to minimize any disruption of the supply or reliability of electronics, particularly COTS (Commercial-off-the-shelf) components and sub-assemblies.
