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USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M. NICKSON-D/K.GAINS 
USDOC FOR 3131/USFCS/OIO/ANESA/KREISSL 
USDOC FOR 4530/MAC/ANESA/OSA 
ICE HQ FOR STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS 
STATE FOR EB/ESP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AERONAUTICAL 
DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT, BANGALORE, INDIA 
 
REF: USDOC 10496 
 
¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is 
prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 
 
¶2. On September 9, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman 
and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification 
(PSV) at Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) in Bangalore. 
 
¶3. BIS requested a PSV at ADE, located at New Thippasandra, 
Bangalore.  ADE was listed as the ultimate consignee for four Bulk 
Acoustic Wave Delay Devices (model MBI -1125A) manufactured by 
Teledyne Wireless Inc. of Mountain View, California.  Export 
License: D376850. ECCN: 3A001. 
 
¶4. ECO and FSN Srivastava met with Dr. G. Natarajan, Scientist, and 
Dr. A.P.V.S. Prasad, Scientist, ADE.  Mr. Randhir Jaiswal, Deputy 
Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, arranged but was not 
present at the meeting. 
 
¶5. ADE representatives were familiar with BIS regulations.  However, 
this was the first visit by BIS officials to their facility.  Prasad 
provided the following documents relating to this transaction: 
Teledyne Invoice, ADE Purchase Order, Teledyne Packing list, ADE 
End-Use Statement, and a copy of Export License D376850.  Prasad 
acknowledged that he understood, had complied with, and would 
continue to comply with the license conditions. 
 
¶6. Prasad confirmed the stated end-use.  He explained that the delay 
devices are used to simulate the delay (RF propagation) encountered 
by ground controllers of an aerial target drone being developed by 
ADE for the Indian military.  In this way, they can calibrate - in 
the laboratory - the tracking instruments used by the drone's ground 
controllers in the field. 
 
¶7. After the meeting, the BIS team was taken to ADE's RF 
Communication Laboratory.  ECO physically verified the delay device 
serial numbers as 001, 002, 003, and 004.  All were model MBI-1125A. 
 Only two of them (#002 and #003) were installed.  The remaining two 
(#001 and #004) were still in their original packaging and are being 
held in reserve.  The devices are maintained in this laboratory and 
only authorized personnel have access to them.  Security of the 
facility is handled by GOI Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 
personnel. 
 
¶8. Established in 1959, ADE is a Defence Research and Development 
Organization (DRDO) laboratory.  Their mission is research, design, 
and development in the field of military aviation.  ADE has 
approximately 1,000 employees. 
 
¶9. Recommendation: At the time of this visit, Aeronautical 
Development Establishment appeared to be a reliable recipient of 
this controlled technology.  The items on check were physically 
verified and were being used in a manner consistent with the Export 
Administration Regulations. 
MULFORD