Overview
- Sanjay Kaushik, a 58-year-old New Delhi-based managing partner of Arezo Aviation, was sentenced on January 15, 2026, according to the Justice Department.
- DOJ materials and Hindustan Times report a 30-month prison term followed by 36 months of supervised release, while National Herald cites Moneycontrol reporting 18 months.
- Kaushik pleaded guilty in October 2025 to conspiring to export aviation components with civilian and military applications to Russia.
- Court filings say he and associates obtained an Attitude and Heading Reference System from an Oregon supplier by misrepresenting the end user and intended to route it through India to Russia.
- Federal authorities blocked the export before completion, a judge detained the AHRS in the United States, and Kaushik was arrested in Miami on October 17, 2024.