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BAE Systems Pays $36 Million Penalty for 104 Export Violations

8/13/2026

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BAE Systems will pay a $36 million (£26.7 million) penalty after the U.S. State Department settled with its U.S. arm for 104 export violations.
BAE disclosed all but one breach, prompting State Department to suspend half the penalty if $18 million is used for upgrades.
Violations included sending GPS wiring-board data to a Chinese manufacturer in December 2023, to Canada in September 2021 after a licence expired, and technical data on a destroyer to Germany.

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BAE Systems will pay a $36 million (£26.7 million) penalty after the U.S. State Department settled with its U.S. arm for 104 export violations.
BAE disclosed all but one breach, prompting State Department to suspend half the penalty if $18 million is used for upgrades.
Violations included sending GPS wiring-board data to a Chinese manufacturer in December 2023, to Canada in September 2021 after a licence expired, and technical data on a destroyer to Germany.