Brazil’s Gripen Influence Case
Introduction By 2015, Brazil’s long-running anti-corruption investigations had already implicated one major arms procurement program, the Scorpène submarine contract, when
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price padding
The Pergau Dam ‘Arms for Aid’ Scandal
Introduction In October 1993, a controversy erupted in London over whether the Thatcher government had used UK aid subsidies as
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Glenn Defense Marine Asia and the US 7th Fleet (the ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal)
Introduction While high-value military hardware procurement programs feature most prominently as vehicles for corruption in this compendium, less visible but
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Fraudulent Contracts for Peter the Great Cruiser Overhaul
Introduction As Russia seeks to rearm and modernize its military, one of the biggest obstacles it faces is the endemic
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The Al Yamamah Arms Deals
Introduction The Al Yamamah series of arms deals with Saudi Arabia was, and remains, Britain’s biggest arms deal ever concluded,
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The Boeing Tanker Case
Introduction The U.S. defense acquisition system’s “revolving door” is legendary, but few cases of officials performing favors in exchange for
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The Greek Submarine Scandal
Introduction The Greek military has consistently enjoyed strong fiscal support from the central budget much to the envy of its
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German Submarine Sales to Portugal
See also: The Greek Submarine Deal. Introduction Submarine sales seem to be particularly prone to bribery. They are complex, once-in-a-generation
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Taiwan’s Lafayette Frigate Affair
Introduction In 1993, the body of a naval officer washed ashore in the small town of Suao, on the eastern
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