The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued a Federal Register notice, printed today, that lifted the 1997 statutory debarment of AdComm, Inc. AdComm became debarred after it purchased the assets of a debarred party, Electrodyne, which had been debarred based…
ABOVE:French Rafale M Fighter Jet An article that appeared today on the website of the German-based Defence Professionals group reported on an address given last week by French Defense Minister Hervé Morin. Mr. Morin optimistically predicted that France would surpass…
Luxembourg-based Qioptiq S.A.R.L. agreed in mid-December to a $25 million fine in connection with its unlicensed exports of military-grade night vision items and technology without required licenses from the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Most of the unlicensed exports were…
The saga over conflicts between the Department of State and the Department of Commerce regarding which agency has jurisdiction over exports of aircraft parts continues with the latest Final Rule issued by the Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. The…
Regular readers of this blog know that an occasional feature is highlighting press releases by companies that have received their registration number from the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and that can’t resist engaging in, shall we say, a…