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Abu Dhabi Mar Investments LLC (ADM)
Agacha Technologies
Agusta (later AgustaWestland part of Finmeccanica, now Leonardo Helicopters)
AgustaWestland (previously part of Finmeccanica, now Leonardo Helicopters)
Airbus (EADS)
Armor Holdings (now BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems)
BAE Systems
Belspetsvneshtechnika (Belarus)
Bofors AB (now BAE Systems Bofors AB)
Brenco
Brid A Defcon
British Aerospace (later BAE Systems)
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN)
Corporation Zashchita ( "Corporation Defence")
DCNS (now Naval Group)
Dassault Aviation (part of Dassault Group)
Defcon s.r.o.
EST Ukraine
Electronique Serge Dassault (ESD)
Embraer
Espace Soft Trading Limited
Etablissement Aboubacar Charfo
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH
Fake Companies
Ferrostaal
Finmeccanica (now Leonardo SPA)
Frasim
GEC (Marconi and Yarrow Shipbuilding; now Marconi Company)
GIAT Industries SA (later Nexter Systems)
General Dynamics
Glenn Defence Marine Asia (part of Glenn Marine Group)
Gunvor
Heckler & Koch
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (currently owned by ThyssenKrupp)
Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Military Industries (currently owned by Elbit Systems)
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (currently part of KMW+Nexter Defense Systems)
L3 Harris
Litton Applied Technologies (now Northrop Grumman)
Litton Industries (now Northrop Grumman)
Litton Systems Canada (now Northrop Grumman)
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Logistics International Investments LLC
Logistics International SAL (Offshore)
Matra (now MBDA)
Navantia
Odebrecht (aka Novonor)
Patria
Power-Ti
Privinvest Shipbuilding Investments LLC (PISB)
Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) (PSAL)
R.K. Machines Tools Ltd.
RENK
Rafael
Raytheon (now RTX)
Rheinmetall
Rheintmetall Air Defence (part of Rheinmetall)
Rolls-Royce
Rosoboronexport
Rostec
SAAB
SABCA (currently owned by Dassault Group and Fokker)
ST Kinetics
ST Kinetics (aka ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd)
STN Atlas (currently owned by ThyssenKrupp)
Semlex
Smith & Wesson
Snecma (now Safran Aircraft Engines)
Societé d'Equipements Internationaux
Special Production and Technical Base Zvezdochka
T.S. Kishan and Co. Pte. Ltd.
Tecnometal
Thales
Thomson-CSF (now Thales)
Thyssen-Henschel (now part of Rheinmetall)
ThyssenKrupp
Triton SAL (Lebanon)
Ukrspecexport
Vigor International
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Abu Zaabal Engineering Industries (AZE)
Boeing
The Ordnance Factory
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9 cases found:
Taiwan’s Lafayette Frigate and Mirage Scandal
1991
—
DCNS (now Naval Group), Thomson-CSF (now Thales), Dassault Aviation (part of Dassault Group), Matra (now MBDA), Snecma (now Safran Aircraft Engines)
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Taiwan
Legal Investigation Ongoing
View Case
The Greek Submarine Scandal
1998
—
2016
Ferrostaal, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (currently owned by ThyssenKrupp), STN Atlas (currently owned by ThyssenKrupp)
>>
Greece
Mixed
Trial Closed - Some Convictions
Out of Court Settlement
View Case
Glenn Defense Marine Asia and the US 7th Fleet
2004
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Glenn Defence Marine Asia (part of Glenn Marine Group)
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United States
Mixed
Trial Closed - Some Convictions
View Case
Fraudulent Contracts for Peter the Great Cruiser Overhaul
2010
—
2016
Special Production and Technical Base Zvezdochka
>>
Russia
Trial Closed - Convictions
View Case
Brazil’s Gripen Influence Case
2001
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SAAB
>>
Brazil
Mixed
Legal Investigation Ongoing
View Case
The Pergau Dam ‘Arms for Aid’ Scandal
1988
—
1994
BAE Systems, GEC (Marconi and Yarrow Shipbuilding; now Marconi Company)
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Malaysia
No legal Investigations Begun
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German Submarine Sales to Portugal
1997
—
2014
ThyssenKrupp, Ferrostaal, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (currently owned by ThyssenKrupp)
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Portugal
Trial Closed - No Convictions
View Case
The Boeing Tanker Case
2000
—
2011
United States
>>
United States
Trial Closed - Some Convictions
View Case
Al Yamamah Arms Deals
1985
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British Aerospace (later BAE Systems)
>>
Saudi Arabia
Legal Investigation Closed - No Outcome
View Case
