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<H1 class=storyheadline>ITT fined $100 million for illegal exports</H1><H2 class=storysubhead>Manufacturer admits to exporting night vision materials to China, Singapore and Britain without U.S. authorization.</H2><DIV class=storytimestamp>March 27 2007: 1:32 PM EDT</DIV><BR clear=all><DIV class=storytext>

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The leading manufacturer of night vision gear for the Defense Department has admitted sending classified materials overseas and will pay a $100 million penalty, according to federal prosecutors, who say the actions of ITT Corp. have jeopardized the security of U.S. soldiers.

ITT, based in Roanoke, Va., exported classified or sensitive technical data to China, Singapore and Britain without having obtained authorization from the United States, prosecutors said. <DIV style="CLEAR: right; FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; max-width: 220px"><DIV class=IErow style="WIDTH: 220px"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=220 align=right bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px" align=middle><DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: #999 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #999 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BORDER-LEFT: #999 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999 1px solid"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=218 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD><DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999 1px solid"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=relatedbox>Video</TD><TD class=boxtease style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px" align=right width=90>More video</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxtease><DIV><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=boxtease></TD></TR><TR><TD class=captionname style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-TOP: 2px">CNN's Jamie McIntyre gets an exclusive tour of the Army's top helicopter flying school. (March 17)</TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxtease style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-TOP: 2px"><A class=Text1 href="cnnVideo('play','/video/tech/2007/03/17/mcintyre.chopper.school.cnn');">Play video
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The conviction is the first involving a major defense contractor violating the Arms Export Control Act, prosecutors said. </DIV>