U.S. Defence Contractor Arraigned On Charges Of Exporting Military Blueprints To India


The exported technical drawings include parts used in the torpedo systems for nuclear submarines, in military attack helicopters and in F-15 fighter jets, the court papers allege.

Robert allegedly lied on her bids for DoD contracts, stating that she would be supplying American-made products and that her NJ-based company was a manufacturer, rather than a dealer, of defense spare parts.

One Source USA also subcontracted to other American defense contractors, including those in Sussex County, New Jersey and Boca Raton, Florida, Robert provided export-controlled items made in India to these defense contractors in the United States in such a way as to appear to the DoD that the items were manufactured in this country.

In addition to U.S.' sales, Robert and R.P. sold defense hardware items to foreign customers, the court papers alleged.

Robert transmitted export-controlled technical data to R.P. in India so that they could submit bids to foreign actors, including those in the United Arab Emirates, to supply them or their foreign customers with defense hardware items and spare parts.

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Source: PTI