The U.S. Commerce, State, and Justice Departments have issued an advisory to all U.S companies that they should ensure they aren’t inadvertently supplying electronics or other parts for use by Iran to make drones. The Iranian drones h=that are being used by Russia in Ukraine have many third-country components,
The advisory said components used by Iran to produce drones span a number of industries, and include:
- Electronics: Transceiver modules, processors and controllers, memories, amplifiers and other electronic integrated circuits
- Guidance, navigation and control equipment: Accelerometers, gyroscopes, inertial measurement units and other navigational sensors
- Other components: Aircraft spark-ignition and compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines and associated spare parts, as well as modules such as flight computers
Iran isusing U.S.-branded field-programmable gate arrays, radio frequency transceivers, microcontrollers and capacitors, some of which are low-technology items and may not be included on the Commerce Department’s export-controls list, officials said.
The advisory urged companies to be on the lookout for indications Iranian importers are attempting to procure restricted technologies or parts through a web of third parties. Activities that should alert companies include the use of shell companies, a reluctance to share information about a product’s end use, or transactions involving entities with little or no presence on the web, the advisory said.
If you are aware of any materials made here are being sent to Iran directly or indirectly, you may wish to become a whistleblower under laws allowing for confidential disclosure. Jeffrey Newman is a whistleblower lawyer. He can be reached at 617-823-3217 or at Jeff@JeffNewmanlaw.com.
