BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000155 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC RO SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050056831 REF: STATE 10191 ¶1. (U) This message is in response to reftel request for post-shipment check on license 050056831 concerning the export of helicopter spare parts to Romania. Mission directed the PM/DTCC inquiry to MOD Director General Dragos Ghercioiu who confirmed in writing that Elbit Systems did receive the nine-shipped AO 41266600M Front Panel items. As of 25 February, four of these were slotted for Multifunctional Display and delivered to IAR Brasov in support of the MOD's Puma upgrade program. ¶2. (U) FYI: Elbit Systems has an office in Bucharest; the General Manager is former Romanian Minister of Defense Constantin Ionescu. Elbit has a long-standing relationship with the Romanian government to do upgrades for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The avionic upgrades for Romania's aging MiG-21 fleet were performed by Elbit, for example. The IAR 330 (SOCAT) Pumas have also been undergoing their own upgrades. A detailed profile of IAR Brasov can be found in Bucharest 1461; DTG 191143Z SEP 06.) ¶3. (U) 4. For further information please contact POLMILOFF Chris Ellis, Tel. 40-21-200-3425 or email: ellisca2@state.gov (unclass). TAUBMAN