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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Graeme Wearden

BAE Systems to pay $36m penalty after 104 violations of US arms export rules

Crowd views BAE Systems' newly revealed unmanned fighter aircraft Brontanax on a large screen
BAE Systems unveils its unmanned fighter aircraft Brontanax in July. BAE voluntarily disclosed all but one of the alleged violations by its US arm. Photograph: Sarah Young/Reuters

The UK defence company BAE Systems is to pay a $36m (£26.7m) civil penalty after breaching US arms exports regulations more than 100 times.

The US Department of State announced on Thursday that it had reached an administrative settlement with the US arm of BAE to resolve 104 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

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