A US defence contractor on Wednesday pleaded guilty to having illegally sent blueprints of military hardware to India, including parts used in nuclear submarines. Robert Luba, 47, also pleaded guilty in a New Jersey court to having provided non-conforming "wing pin" components manufactured in India and used in F-15 fighter jets instead of those made in the US under contractual obligations.
It was the installation of these faulty Indian-made wing pins, which forced the US Air Force to ultimately ground as many as 47 F-15 fighter aircraft for inspection and repair, resulting in a loss to the government of about USD 166,000, federal prosecutors alleged.
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