BAE Systems Pays $36 Million Over 104 U.S. Arms Export Violations
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 13
BAE Systems Pays $36 Million Over 104 U.S. Arms Export Violations
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 13
Summary
$36 million in civil penalties will be paid by BAE Systems' U.S. arm under a State Department settlement covering 104 violations of U.S. arms export laws and regulations.
China was among the destinations for unauthorized technical-data exports, including December 2023 wiring-board data for GPS use; other breaches involved expired or missing authorizations tied to Canada, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Indonesia.
BAE voluntarily disclosed all but one alleged violation, helping avoid a larger penalty, and won suspension of $18 million on condition that the money be spent strengthening its compliance program.
The State Department said the case underscored that defense articles and related services must be exported only with proper authorization; BAE said it had cooperated fully and had been upgrading compliance controls for several years.