11.   Friends say the pair worked for US defence contractors McDonnell Douglas and Kay and Associates.

12.   The United States regularly purchases weapons from its defence contractors for resale at a discount to allied countries, though it creates a long-term market for parts and services.

13.   The United States regularly purchases weapons from defence contractors for resale at a discount to allied countries.

14.   They were awarded in the face of strong competition from defence contractors in Europe and the United States, he said.

15.   Sandusky gave no figures on the offset commitment by the French Thomson-CSF, the government-owned French defence contractor.

16.   The first concerned the supply of arms to Angola by a defence contractor connected to his ministry, in defiance of sanctions.

17.   The main subcontractors for the project were Lockheed Fort Worth Co. of the United States and Japanese defence contractors Kawasaki Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.