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After Agusta cloud, Embraer deal under scanner

NEW DELHI, September 10, 2016 – THE HINDU

Brazilian aircraft major Embraer is alleged to have resorted to bribes, used middlemen to secure contracts.

Brazilian aircraft major Embraer is alleged to have resorted to bribes and used middlemen to secure contracts in India and Saudi Arabia. In India’s case, the payoff was done to a United Kingdom-based middleman in the deal for three Embraer aircraft ordered by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for building indigenous Airborne Early-Warning and Control Systems aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
Brazilian aircraft major Embraer is alleged to have resorted to bribes and used middlemen to secure contracts in India and Saudi Arabia. In India’s case, the payoff was done to a United Kingdom-based middleman in the deal for three Embraer aircraft ordered by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for building indigenous Airborne Early-Warning and Control Systems aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

India has asked an explanation from the Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer following media reports of an international investigation into the alleged payment of bribes to secure an aircraft deal in 2008.

Embraer is alleged to have used bribes and involved middlemen to secure contracts in India and Saudi Arabia. In India’s case, the payoff was made to a U.K.-based middleman in the deal for three Embraer aircraft ordered by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for building an indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AEW&C) aircraft for the Indian Air Force. A Defence Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that the DRDO sought an explanation and details from the manufacturer within 15 days.

Under watch since 2010

According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, Embraer had been under investigation by the United States Justice Department since 2010 “when a contract with the Dominican Republic raised the Americans’ suspicions.”

“Since then, the investigation has widened to examine business dealings with eight more countries,” the report said.

The newspaper reported that the company was cooperating in the investigations, and “is expecting to reach a deal soon with American authorities” and has even set aside $200 million to pay “any eventual fines that come about as a result of the process”.

The newspaper has quoted Albert Phillip Close, manager of Embraer’s defence area, as having admitted to the authorities as part of a plea bargain that in the case of India, the aircraft major had contracted a representative to assist in the sale of a surveillance system to the government.

$208-million deal in 2008

India had signed a $208-million deal in 2008 for procuring three Emb-145 aircraft. The planes were delivered beginning 2011 and the project is now nearing completion after a series of delays.

This is the second major defence deal under the scanner after the VVIP chopper case involving Agusta Westland and both the deals were signed by the previous United Progressive Alliance government.

Indian defence procurement prohibits the employment of middlemen in defence deals.

The Defence Ministry spokesperson when asked about the reports said the DRDO will seek explanation and details from manufacturers of Embraer aircraft on media reports on the 2008 deal.

“On receipt of information by the DRDO, further steps may be initiated,” he said.

Nations Salutes the Martyrs of KARGIL WAR

To                                                                                                Date – 29th July 2010                                                           Smt. Sonia Gandhi,                                                                                                                                                Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance                                                                                                                       10-Janpath, New Delhi – 110 011

Respected Smt Sonia Ji                                                                                                                                                  It is the 12th anniversary when entire country has remembered their brave son’s who laid their lives.

Simultaneously people remembered the post KARGIL WAR analysis, our strength, our weakness in 1999, the role of DRDO in consuming thousand and thousand crores in the name of technology development. Than DRDO after KARGIL WAR promised to utilize the nation’s resources for deliver the indigenous develop arsenal to our defence forces.

But slowly the total energy was constraint to see big flow of funds on corruption and nepotism.  Issues like low intensity conflict were not addressed instead funds were given under CARS program to near and dear of top brass sitting in DRDO Hqrs.

Passed twelve years has seen the incompetency of two scientific advisers namely Dr V K Atre (Imported) and Dr Natrajan whose MBT project since 1972 is still looking for induction.

IGMDP was unceremonial closed.  The design of GTX engine is being developing in massage parlour of Bangalore instead of GTRE by Sh T Mohan Rao the wealthiest director of DRDO.

AWACES is integrated by importing import substitute by CABS.

The RADAR BFSR (Battle Field Surveillance Radar) and WLR ( Weapon Locating Radar) is being studied theoretically DRDO came in way of acquiring key radars before Kargil: Malik”

The statement of former Army chief V P Malik, who led the army during the 1999 Kargil war, has said casualties in the conflict could have been reduced had DRDO “not come in the way” in the acquisition of weapon-locating radar

SASE (Snow Avalanche Study Establishment) is doing avalanche study in Chandigarh while ITB jawans are losing their lives during avalanche breakdown for which prediction were made that there won’t be a breakdown.

The famous bullet proof jacket for Sh Hemant Karkare (lost his life in 26/11 Mumbai) was also tested by TBRL, DRDO expert and given clean chit.

On behalf of Poor tax Payers, I request SA To RM to shoulder the responsibility and fix the accountability to save the image of DRDO.

In this scenario what the poor tax payers needs.

  1. As social commitment government should pay the salary to DRDO.
  2. Fixing accountability if project is sanctioned.
  3. Some of areas where serious R & D work is involved be only taken up

i)           Missile Defence using HARP   (High Altitude Research Project)

ii)         99.99% round the clock communication network.

iii)        Seizing & freezing the auto engine from a safe distance to counter fidayeen attack.

iv)     Deep sea (400m-500m) submarine communication technology for mission mode operation

Thanking you

Regards 

Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
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Phone – 0135-2787750, Mobile,  9411114879
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