New Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Kaushik, 58, has been sentenced to 30 months in a US federal prison followed by 36 months of supervised release for conspiring to illegally export controlled aviation components from Oregon to Russia. The sentencing, announced by the US Department of Justice, occurred on January 16, 2026, in Portland, Oregon. Kaushik, who is the managing partner of Arezo Aviation, a company involved in aviation services, was found to have engaged in a calculated scheme to unlawfully obtain aerospace goods and technology from the United States. The goods, including an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) — a device vital for aircraft navigation and flight control — were purchased from an Oregon-based supplier under the false pretense that they would be supplied to Kaushik's Indian company. In reality, these components were intended for Russian end-users, in violation of the Export Control Reform Act and US sanctions following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Prosecutors stated that Kaushik's actions were a "calculated, profit-driven scheme" that undermined safeguards critical to US national security and foreign policy. Kaushik was arrested in Miami, Florida, on October 17, 2024, and had pleaded guilty on October 9, 2025, to one count of conspiring to sell export-controlled aviation components with dual civilian and military applications to Russia. The AHRS component was ultimately detained before it could be exported from the United States. This case highlights the rigorous enforcement of export control laws by US authorities to prevent sensitive technologies from reaching sanctioned entities.