While the Rotax engine is a dual-use item, it is not identified as a military-use item.
"The current set of EU sanctions is not explicitly clear with regard to engines such as the Rotax 912 engine," said Austrian ministry of labour and economy spokesperson Alexandra Perl.Items that could be used for both civil or military purposes could include a broad range of products, such as cars and smartphones, which introduces challenges to regulation.
The ministry also said the engines might have never been exported from the EU to Iran, and could have "been exported to another third country under the false pretense that they are to be used for civilian purposes and could then have been illegally diverted to entities in Iran." As the defence sector increasingly draws upon and utilizes civilian technologies in its weapon systems, the challenges of trying to draw a clear line around the defence sector is going to be even greater.He said the integration of civilian technology into military systems generates huge control challenges, which is being witnessed in the war in Ukraine.
Now when Iran buys hundreds of SkiDoos, we'll know why.
Canada also puts intelligence in drones that k*lled many Armenians during turk attack. Canada stopped for a little while.. didn't talk about it or care.
If they paid their licenses, I don't see why any capitalist state would be offended by this...