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Letters to U.S. Senators and Representatives
Dear Senator/Representative:
I am writing to ask you to request an official Congressional investigation into potential violations of Arms Export Control laws and other Federal statutes, policies, and procedures related to the discovery of U.S. components and technology in advanced Turkish weapons used by Azerbaijan to commit war crimes against Armenians between September 27 and November 9, 2020.
The following parts – produced by U.S.-based manufacturers – were found in our U.S. “ally” Turkey’s Bayraktar UAVs used by the Azerbaijani military to attack Armenian civilians and soldiers in Artsakh and Armenia.
— GPS Navigation Unit: Garmin (Olathe, KS)
— Field Programmable Gate Arrays Chip: Xilinx (San Jose, CA)
— GPS Receiver: Trimble Navigation (Sunnyvale, CA)
— Sealed Fuel Reservoir: Beringer (Greenville, SC)
— Airborne Modem Transceiver: ViaSat (Carlsbad, CA)
— Antenna: Comant Industries (Fullerton, CA)
— Stub Bus Coupler: MilesTek (Lewisville, TX)
— Radar Altimeter: SmartMicro (Irvine, CA subsidiary of German firm)
— Optical Unit: WesCam (Orlando, FL subsidiary of Canadian firm)
— Fuel Filter: Hengst (Camden, SC subsidiary of German firm)
Component details and photographs of each of these parts are documented at anca.org/proof.
I look forward to hearing from you that a formal investigation has been launched and to learning of the results of official inquiries.
Sincerely,
Letter to President Trump
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to ask you to direct the relevant U.S. government agencies to investigate potential violations of Arms Export Control laws and other Federal statutes, policies, and procedures related to the discovery of U.S. components and technology in advanced Turkish weapons used by Azerbaijan to commit war crimes against Armenians between September 27 and November 9, 2020.
The following parts – produced by U.S.-based manufacturers – were found in our U.S. “ally” Turkey’s Bayraktar UAVs used by the Azerbaijani military to attack Armenian civilians and soldiers in Artsakh and Armenia.
— GPS Navigation Unit: Garmin (Olathe, KS)
— Field Programmable Gate Arrays Chip: Xilinx (San Jose, CA)
— GPS Receiver: Trimble Navigation (Sunnyvale, CA)
— Sealed Fuel Reservoir: Beringer (Greenville, SC)
— Airborne Modem Transceiver: ViaSat (Carlsbad, CA)
— Antenna: Comant Industries (Fullerton, CA)
— Stub Bus Coupler: MilesTek (Lewisville, TX)
— Radar Altimeter: SmartMicro (Irvine, CA subsidiary of German firm)
— Optical Unit: WesCam (Orlando, FL subsidiary of Canadian firm)
— Fuel Filter: Hengst (Camden, SC subsidiary of German firm)
Component details and photographs of each of these parts are documented at anca.org/proof.
I look forward to hearing from you that a formal investigation has been launched and to learning of the results of the official inquiry.
Sincerely,