DRDO demands explanation from Embraer on bribe charges

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Saturday sought an explanation from the manufacturer of Embraer aircraft after media reports suggested that the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer had accepted bribes.

A joint US-Brazil investigation into Embraer, has uncovered a bribery case leading to a deal signed between the company and DRDO in 2008 for three aircraft equipped with indigenous radars for AEW&C (airborne early warning and control systems).

Embraer also sold VVIP executive jets to the Indian Air Force. This deal is also likely to come under a probe.

The company has been under the scanner of the United States Justice Department since 2010 after a contract with the Dominican Republic raised suspicions.

 

Speaking on the matter former Defence Minister A. K. Antony said "Let the government inquire.