Dubai International Capital LLC confirmed Thursday it faced investigation over its plans to buy a British precision-engineering company with plants in Georgia and Connecticut that make parts used in engines for military aircraft and tanks.

The same U.S. review panel also is investigating plans by an Israeli software company, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., to purchase a smaller U.S. rival.

Dubai International Capital has offered $1.2 billion to buy Doncasters Group Ltd. The company said it was pursuing regulatory approvals.