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Ambassador
at the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Japan, Waleed Siam,
highlighted of the 'unspeakable horrors' of the Hiroshima nuclear
bombing and the onslaught in the Gaza Strip during an Alternative Peace
Ceremony in Japan yesterday. Palestinians and Hibakusha - survivors of
the Hiroshima nuclear bomb - both face efforts to erase them, he said.
Gaza has been left in ruins following 10 months of Israel bombardment,
with all vital infrastructure destroyed.
Japanese trading giant
Itochu’s surprise announcement on February 5 that it was terminating its
agreement with the Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems has sent
shockwaves throughout corporate Japan. Itochu stated specifically that
they based their decision on the International Court of Justice ruling
that Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza, and on the position of
the Japanese government that the ICJ decision must be implemented “in
good faith”.
The companies
listed here have provided Israel with weapons and other military
equipment used in its attacks on Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria
since October 2023.
*Companies marked with (*) are included in our divestment list. The list
below is not intended to be used as either a divestment list or a
boycott list, as it includes many privately-owned companies as well as
companies with a very minor or one-time involvement.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV)
Agilite
Aimpoint
AM General
*BAE Systems (LSE: BA)
*Boeing (NYSE: BA)
*Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT)
*Colt (PSE: CZG)
Corsight
Day & Zimmermann
DJI
*Elbit Systems (NASDAQ & TASE: ESLT)
Emtan
Flyer Defense
Ford (NYSE: F)
*General Dynamics (NYSE: GD)
*General Electric (NYSE: GE)
General Motors (NYSE: GM)
Ghost Robotics
Google/Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)
Hyundai (KRX: 329180)
InfiniDome
Israel Aerospace Industries
*BAE Systems
The
world’s seventh largest weapons manufacturer, U.K. company BAE Systems
manufactures the M109 howitzer, a 155mm mobile artillery system that the
Israeli military has been using extensively, firing tens of thousands
of 155mm shells into the Gaza Strip.
Some of these
shells are white phosphorus bombs, the use of which is forbidden in
densely populated civilian areas and potentially amounts to a war crime.
BAE
also manufactures electronic missile launching kits and other
components for Israel’s F-15, F-16, and F-35 fighter jets, which the
Israeli Air Force has used extensively in all of its attacks on Gaza,
including in 2023.
For more information on this company
(not including these latest developments) see our company profile on
the Investigate database.
*The Boeing Company
The
world's fifth largest weapons manufacturer, Boeing manufactures F-15
fighter jets and Apache AH-64 attack helicopters, which the Israeli Air
Force has used extensively in all of its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon,
including in 2023.
Boeing manufactures the Joint Direct
Attack Munition (JDAM) kits, which convert unguided bombs of the MK-80
series, made by General Dynamics (see below), into guided munitions.
Israel has been using these bombs extensively, including in:
A March 27 air strike on an emergency and relief center in the
Habbarieh, South Lebanon, that killed seven civilian volunteers.
According to Human Rights, this was “an unlawful attack on civilians
that failed to take all necessary precautions” and “should be
investigated as an apparent war crime.”
The Nov. 1 bombing of
Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, which killed hundreds of Palestinian
civilians and could amount to a war crime, according to the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights.
Bombings on Oct. 10 and 22 that
killed 24 people of the al-Najjar family and 19 people of the Abu
Mu'eileq family in Deir al-Balah, in what Amnesty International called
unlawful air strikes on homes full of civilians" that could amount to a
war crime.
Boeing also makes the 250-pound GBU-39
guided small diameter bomb (SDB), which is also extensively used by the
Israeli Air Force. According to the New York Times and CNN, Israel
dropped two such bombs in its May 26 airstrike of the Tel al-Sultan
refugee camp in Rafah. The attack caused a massive fire that resulted in
the death of at least 45 people, mostly civilians.
Immediately
after Oct. 7, Boeing expedited delivery of 1,000 small diameter bombs,
and another 1,800 JDAM kits, to Israel. Both deliveries were part of an
older order that Israel placed in 2021 during its previous large-scale
attack on Gaza.
Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia,
the company has important production facilities outside of Los Angeles,
Seattle, and St. Louis. For more locations, see this map.
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
*Caterpillar
For
decades, Caterpillar has been supplying Israel with the D9 armored
bulldozer, which the Israeli military routinely uses to demolish
Palestinian homes and civilian infrastructure in the occupied West Bank
and to enforce the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Armored
D9 bulldozers have been crucial for Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza
Strip, accompanying combat troops and paving their way by clearing
roads and demolishing buildings.
D9 bulldozers were
also used in raids of Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank,
including Jenin and Tulkarem, where a bulldozer was used to destroy a
memorial to former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat. Deliberate
destruction of cultural heritage sites during an armed conflict can
constitute a war crime.
Since December, Caterpillar D9
bulldozers and other heavy equipment have been systematically destroying
civilian buildings and other property alongside the Gaza Strip border,
creating a half-a-mile-wide “buffer zone" over roughly 16% of the
Strip's area. According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights,
“extensive destruction of property, not justified by military necessity
and carried out unlawfully and wantonly, amounts to a grave breach of
the Fourth Geneva Convention and a war crime.”
On Dec.
16, Israeli bulldozers were reportedly "running over and crushing
displaced people inside their tents in Beit Lahia’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
courtyard," killing several people in the process.
In
February, Caterpillar bulldozers and other heavy machinery participated
in building a new road that runs across the Gaza Strip from east to
west, designed to facilitate Israeli long-term "logistical and military
control in the region."
On Mar. 28, a military
bulldozer, likely made by Caterpillar, was captured on video dragging
and burying in the sand two bodies of Palestinian men, who were shot
dead by Israeli soldiers. Before they were killed, the men appeared
unarmed, and at least one of them was seen repeatedly waving “what
appeared to be white fabric.”
Israel placed an urgent order for dozens of additional D9 armored bulldozers after Oct. 7.
Some
of Israel's D9T bulldozers have been converted into remote-controlled
or semi-autonomous vehicles so that they can operate without a driver in
"complex," "high-risk areas." In November, Israel Aerospace Industries,
the company that converts the bulldozers, modified more units for the
Israeli military for its operations in Gaza.
For more
information on this company (not including these latest developments),
see our company profile on the Investigate database.
*Colt's Manufacturing Company
Colt’s
Manufacturing Company makes firearms, including the M16, which was the
standard-issue assault rifle used by the Israeli military from the 1990s
to the early 2010s. Many older M16 rifles are still in use by the
Israeli military and police.
Israel requested to
purchase from Colt about 18,000 M4 and MK18 assault rifles, out of
24,000 total assault rifles from U.S. companies. Israel designates these
firearms for newly-formed civilian “security squads” in dozens of
cities and towns, including illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied
West Bank.
U.S. State Department officials, who have to
approve the sale of automatic rifles, expressed concerns that these
weapons will be used to expel Palestinian civilians from their land in
the occupied West Bank. While Israel guaranteed that the rifles will
only be used by government agencies, the U.S. has reportedly delayed a
shipment of 4,500 rifles from the same order.
Colt is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, and is owned by Czech firearms manufacturer Colt CZ Group (CZP).
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
Corsight AI
Corsight
developed an AI-based facial recognition application for the Israeli
military to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza. According
to the New York Times, "Israeli soldiers entering Gaza were given
cameras equipped with the technology. Soldiers also set up checkpoints
along major roads that Palestinians were using to flee areas of heavy
fighting, with cameras that scanned faces."
The company is based in Israel and is jointly owned by Israeli company Cortica and Canadian venture capital firm Awz Ventures.
Day & Zimmermann
A
privately owned munitions manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia.
It operates the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAP), which has been the
source of much of the artillery munitions used by the Israeli military,
including 155mm rounds, fired by Israel's M109 howitzer guns, and 120mm
M830A1 High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) rounds, fired by Israel's Merkava
battle tanks.
The factory has been operated by Mason
& Hanger since 1951. Between 1998-2007, it was operated by American
Ordnance, a joint venture of Mason & Hanger and General Dynamics.
Day & Zimmermann acquired Mason & Hanger in 1999, and in 2007
acquired General Dynamics' stake in American Ordnance.
In
November, Israeli tanks fired M830A1 rounds as part of their attack on a
U.N. school in Gaza. The serial number on one of the rounds suggests
that it was made at IAAP by Mason & Hanger in December 1990.
On
January 29, Israeli tanks fired M830A1 rounds as part of their attack
that killed 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her six family members, and the
medics that attempted to rescue her, in the Gaza neighborhood of Tel
al-Hawa. The serial number on an exploded round found inside the
ambulance suggests that it was made at IAAP by Mason & Hanger in
November 1996.
In December, the U.S. government used
emergency measures to approve sending Israel an estimated number of
14,000 M830A1 tank rounds, without congressional review. The transfer,
from the existing inventory of the U.S. Army, is worth $106.5 million,
funded by U.S. taxpayer's money.
Day & Zimmermann's
factory in Texarkana, Texas, is the current supplier of M830A1 rounds
for the U.S. Army. Between 2017-2021, the U.S. Army's supplier of these
munitions was a Northrop Grumman factory in Plymouth, Minnesota.
DJI
A privately owned Chinese commercial drone manufacturer.
The
Israeli military has been using its drones for multiple purposes,
including most recently as small "assassin drones" in Gaza.
*Elbit Systems
Israel’s
largest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems is one of the primary
suppliers of weapons and surveillance systems to the Israeli military,
including Skylark and Hermes military UAV drones, which form the
majority of Israel’s fleet of large drones and have been used
extensively in Gaza.
Elbit-made MPR 500 multi-purpose
bombs are being used by Israel in its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Designed for use in "densely populated urban warfare," these bombs
contain 26,000 controlled fragments for "high kill probability." Elbit
says that these 500-pound bombs are as powerful as U.S.-made 2,000-pound
MK-84 bombs. They can be converted into guided bombs using kits such as
the Boeing (see above) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).
Elbit
Systems’ killer Hermes 450 and 900 drones have been used extensively in
attacks on and surveillance missions in Gaza, the occupied West Bank,
and Lebanon.
On April 1, a Hermes 450 drone attacked
three vehicles of the humanitarian organization World Central Kitchen
near Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in the
killing of seven aid workers who were managing food shipments. They
were from Palestine, Australia, Poland, the U.K., and a dual citizen of
the U.S. and Canada. The Hermes 450 can carry four air-to-ground Spike
missiles, made by Israeli company Rafael, although some sources claim
that it can also carry Hellfire missiles, made by Lockheed Martin in the
U.S. The damage from this attack is consistent with Spike missiles.
Elbit's
Head-Mounted Display helmet technology is integrated into the Israeli
Air Force's fighter jets and helicopters as well as the military's
Merkava 5 (Barak) battle tank. The company is also a subcontractor of
Lockheed Martin; it integrates its helmet technology into F-35 fighter
jets worldwide.
It also supplies the Israeli military with 155mm artillery shells and many other weapons systems and technologies.
Elbit
Systems spearheaded the technological aspects of the “smart” border
wall surrounding the Gaza Strip, which failed on Oct. 7. It is also a
prime contractor for the militarization of the U.S.– Mexico border.
On
Oct. 13, the Israeli military fired 120mm tank rounds at journalists in
south Lebanon, killing Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injuring
six others in what could amount to a war crime. The munitions used were
most likely M339 rounds made by Elbit Systems, according to Amnesty
International.
The company, headquartered in Israel,
has a large U.S. presence, with facilities in Alabama (Talladega),
Florida (Boca Raton and De Leon Springs), Massachusetts (Cambridge), New
Hampshire (Merrimack), Pennsylvania (Birdsboro), South Carolina
(Ladson), Virginia (Reston and Roanoke), and Texas (Fort Worth and San
Antonio).
For more information on this company (not
including these latest developments), see our company profile on the
Investigate database.
Emtan Karmiel
A
privately-held Israeli firearm manufacturer that, within a week of Oct.
7, delivered some 12,000 rifles to the Israeli military and other
security forces.
Many of these rifles, if not all of
them, are MZ4P assault rifles that have been acquired by the Israeli
Ministry of National Security to arm new civilian “security squads” in
dozens of cities and towns, including illegal settlements in the
occupied West Bank. News of these security squads reportedly caused the
U.S. to halt shipments of thousands of additional assault rifles to
Israel (see above on Colt).
Flyer Defense
A
private Los Angeles–based manufacturer of military tactical vehicles.
In October, the company provided Israel with units of its Flyer 72
patrol vehicle, which it developed in partnership with General Dynamics
(see below). The vehicle uses a General Motors (see below) engine.
Israel was reportedly testing these vehicles because it wants to
purchase tactical utility vehicles using U.S. taxpayers' money and not
rely solely on its other supplier of similar vehicles, Israeli company
IAI (see below). In January, it was reported that Israel ordered 60
additional Flyer 72 tactical vehicles, funded by U.S. taxpayers' money.
Ford Motor Company
A
U.S. automaker whose commercial pickup trucks are armored and
retrofitted for the Israeli military by AM General (see above), Oshkosh
(see below), and Plasan (see below).
The Ford Super
Duty F-350 XL pickup truck, for example, serves as the basis of Plasan's
SandCat light armored vehicle. On Dec. 6, a U.S. cargo plane delivered
SandCat vehicles to Israel.
For more information on
this company (not including these latest developments), see our company
profile on the Investigate database.
*General Dynamics
The
world's sixth largest weapons manufacturer, General Dynamics, supplies
Israel with artillery ammunition and bombs for attack jets used in
Israel’s assault on Gaza.
The company developed the F-16 fighter jet, although it has been manufactured by Lockheed Martin since 1993.
General
Dynamics is the only company in the U.S. that makes the metal bodies
for the MK-80 bomb series, one of the primary aerial munitions Israel
has used to bomb Gaza. The Israeli Air Force extensively uses 500-pound
MK-82/BLU-111 bombs, 1,000-pound MK-83/BLU-110 bomb, and 2,000-lbs
MK-84/BLU-109 bomb. Different designations (MK vs. BLU) indicate a
different explosive filling. When converted into guided munitions using
Boeing's JDAM kits (see above), these bombs' designation changes to
GBU-38 (500 pounds), GBU-32 (1,000 pounds) or GBU-31 (2,000 pounds).
The
largest of this bomb series, the 2,000-pound MK-84/BLU-109/GBU-31 bomb,
is notorious for the damage it creates, and cannot be used in
densely-populated urban areas without causing massive civilian
casualties. The explosion of a 2,000-pound bomb means "instant death"
for people within 100 feet, with lethal fragments extending for up to
1,200 feet. According to a CNN analysis, Israel dropped more than 500
such bombs in the Northern Gaza Strip until Nov. 6. These include, for
example, the Nov. 1 bombing of Jabalia refugee camp, which killed
hundreds of Palestinian civilians and could amount to a war crime,
according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
According
to a New York Times analysis, by mid-November, Israel dropped over 208
2,000-pound bombs on the Southern Gaza Strip, in areas "where Israel had
ordered civilians to move for safety." This includes, for example, an
Oct. 10 bombing that killed 24 people of the al-Najjar family and
potentially an Oct. 22 bombing that killed 19 people of the Abu
Mu'eileq, both in Deir al-Balah. Amnesty International called both
attacks unlawful air strikes on homes full of civilians "that could
amount to a war crime."
Between Oct. 7 and Dec. 21, the
U.S. reportedly sent Israel more than 5,000 MK-84 bombs. On March 29,
it was reported that the U.S. had "quietly authorized" fulfilling a
number of older Israeli munitions orders, including more than 1,800 MK84
2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs. In early May, the U.S.
government reportedly decided to hold up this shipment to pressure
Israel not to conduct a attack on Rafah.
General
Dynamics is also the only company in the U.S. that makes 155mm caliber
artillery shells, which have been used extensively to attack Gaza. One
source reported that, by Nov. 25, one Israeli brigade fired some 10,000
such shells using BAE’s M109 howitzer.
155mm shells
have been part of the U.S.’s recent weapons shipments to Israel. The
U.S. is planning to send “tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells
that had been destined for Ukraine” to Israel. Their use by Israel,
according to Oxfam, is “virtually assured to be indiscriminate,
unlawful, and devastating to civilians in Gaza.” On Nov. 13, more than
30 organizations issued a letter opposing the transfer.
General Dynamics also partnered with Flyer Defense (see above) to develop an armored patrol vehicle that Israel is testing.
On
an Oct. 25 call with investors, General Dynamics CFO, Jason Aiken,
said, “I think if you look at the incremental demand potential coming
out of [the attacks on Gaza], the biggest one to highlight and that
really sticks out is probably on the artillery side.”
General Dynamics is based outside of Washington, D.C., in Fairfax, Virginia. For more locations, see this map.
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
*General Electric
The
world's 25th largest weapons manufacturer, General Electric
manufactures T700 Turboshaft engines for Boeing’s Apache helicopters.
GE is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut.
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
General Motors
Provides
engines and transmission units for multiple vehicles used by the
Israeli military, including the Flyer 72 (see above) and all-terrain
vehicles of the Z-series, made by IAI (see below). Israel buys GM parts
using U.S. taxpayers' money, even for vehicles made in Israel.
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
Ghost Robotics
A Philadelphia-based robotics company that has provided the Israeli military with its Vision 60 robot dogs for use in Gaza.
The first three units were donated to the military in December by Israeli organization Brothers in Arms.
The
Israeli military later acquired more such robots, and added to them an
aerial drone called Rooster, made by Israeli company Robotican in
collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Google/Alphabet
The
Israeli military reportedly uses Google Photos facial recognition
feature as part of its mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza.
According to The New York Times, "By uploading a database of known
persons to Google Photos, Israeli officers could use the service’s photo
search function to identify people." One Israeli military officer told
the New York Times that Google’s ability to match faces and identify
people "was superior to other technology," including a technology
developed by Israeli company Corsight (see above) specifically for the
needs of the Israeli military.
As pointed out by The
Intercept, the Israeli military's usage violates Google own policies,
which forbid using Google Photos "to promote activities (...) that cause
serious and immediate harm to people or animals." Google refused to
comment on how it applies this policy with regard to the Israeli
military.
In addition, since 2021, Google Cloud
Platform has been developing cloud infrastructure for the Israeli
government under Project Nimbus, one of the largest technology projects
in Israel’s history. Alongside Amazon Web Services, which is also part
of the project, Google's cloud computing services will eventually be
used by all branches and units of the Israeli government, including its
military, security agency ("Shin Bet"), police, prison service, land and
water authorities, the two large state-owned weapons manufacturers:
Israeli aerospace Industries and Rafael (see both below), and other
government entities that administer Israel’s policies of apartheid and
persecution.
Responding to mounting public pressure,
Google repeatedly stated that its work for Israel "is not directed at
highly sensitive or classified military workloads relevant to weapons or
intelligence services." However, the Israeli Ministry of Defense played
an integral role in the tender process and reportedly rejected Oracle's
bid because its system was not deemed secure enough for the military’s
purposes. According to The Times, "The Israeli Ministry of Defense (...)
has its own 'landing zone' into Google Cloud—a secure entry point to
Google-provided computing infrastructure, which would allow the ministry
to store and process data, and access AI services."
The
Times further reported that the Israeli Ministry of Defense signed a
new contract with Google in March, 2024, for "consulting assistance from
Google to expand its Google Cloud access, seeking to allow “multiple
units” to access automation technologies."
For more
information on this company (not including these latest developments),
see our company profile on the Investigate database.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (Hyundai)
The
world's largest shipbuilding company and a major heavy equipment
manufacturer, Hyundai makes track excavators and other machinery that
have been used to demolish Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
On
Jan. 3, for example, a Hyundai excavator was used to demolish a
Palestinian family's home in Jabel Mukaber, a predominantly Palestinian
neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem.
For more
information on this company (not including these latest developments),
see our company profile on the Investigate database.
InfiniDome
A
private Israeli manufacturer of GPS protection and navigation systems
for drones. According to the company, it has been "'working day and
night, especially since October 7,'" to provide its technology to the
Israeli military for use in Gaza. The company has pitched its technology
to the U.S. Department of Transportation, boasting that it has been
used since 2018 to "protect the navigation systems of the Israeli
Defense Force drones that patrol the border with Gaza."
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
A
large Israeli state-owned weapons manufacturer, Israel Aerospace
Industries makes multiple weapons systems specifically for the Israeli
military, including the Heron TP killer drone.
On a
Nov. 22 call with investors, IAI CEO, Boaz Levy, said that Heron drones
have “played a pivotal role” in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, including in
strike operations. In early October, Germany approved a request by
Israel to use two Heron TP drones, manufactured by IAI, in its attacks
on Gaza.
IAI also provides the Israeli military with
the Zibar tactical utility vehicle. In 2022, the Israeli military
ordered about $27 million worth of two models, the ZD and larger Z-MAG,
designated for its elite units. This was in addition to several other
Zibar vehicles already in use in patrolling Israel's border with Egypt.
Some of the vehicles' components, including its General Motors engine,
are made in the U.S. and bought using U.S. taxpayers' money.
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited (JCB)
JCB
heavy machinery has been used for years to demolish Palestinian homes,
farmland, and infrastructure and to construct illegal Israeli
settlements in the occupied West Bank. On Jan. 1, a JCB bulldozer was
used to uproot olive trees and destroy land belonging to a Palestinian
family in Beit Safafa, a Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East
Jerusalem.
*L3Harris Technologies
The
world's ninth largest weapons manufacturer, L3Harris manufactures
components that are integrated into multiple weapons systems used by the
Israeli military in Gaza, including Boeing's JDAM kits (see above),
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 warplane (see below), Northrop Grumman's Sa’ar 5
warships (see below), ThyssenKrupp's Sa’ar 6 warships (see below), and
Israel's Merkava battle tanks.
For more information on
this company (not including these latest developments), see our company
profile on the Investigate database.
*Leonardo
Italy's
largest weapons manufacturer, Leonardo makes the Oto Melara 76/62 Super
Rapid 76mm naval guns installed on the Israeli Navy's Sa'ar warships.
Israel's newest warship, the Sa'ar 6, was used operationally for the
first time on Oct. 16, 2023, firing at targets in Gaza using Leonardo's
gun.
On Dec. 27, Leonardo subsidiary DRS Sustainment
Systems, based in St. Louis, was awarded a $15.4 million contract for
manufacturing heavy-duty tank trailers for Israel. The contract is
funded by U.S. taxpayers' money and is estimated to be completed in
December 2026.
For more information on this company, see our company profile on the Investigate database.
Leupold & Stevens
A
Oregon-based maker of scopes, sights, and binoculars. Its telescopic
rifle scopes are widely used by Israeli military sniper units.
*Lockheed Martin
The
world’s largest weapons manufacturer, Lockheed Martin supplies Israel
with F-16 and F-35 fighter jets, which Israel has been using extensively
to bomb Gaza. Israel also uses the company’s C-130 Hercules transport
planes to support the ground invasion of Gaza.
Lockheed
Martin manufactures AGM-114 Hellfire missiles for Israel’s Apache
helicopters. One of the main weapon types used in aerial attacks on
Gaza, these missiles have been used extensively in 2023. Some 2,000
Hellfire missiles were delivered to Israel sometime between Oct. 7 and
Nov. 14.
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky
manufactures the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter, used to
transport Israeli soldiers into and out of Gaza. On Jan. 8, Sikorsky was
awarded $18.3 million from U.S. taxpayers' money for continued work on
the CH-53K aircraft it has provided to Israel.
On Dec. 28, Lockheed Martin was awarded a $10.5 million contract for continued support for Israel's fleet of F-35 warplanes.
On
Dec. 11, the Israeli Air Force used a Lockheed Martin C-130-J Super
Hercules aircraft to drop approximately seven tons of equipment to
Israeli soldiers engaging in ground attacks in Khan Younis, located in
the southern Gaza Strip. This was the "first operational airdrop" that
Israel has carried out since the 2006 Lebanon War.
On
Nov. 9, an Israeli missile hit journalists sitting near Shifa Hospital
in Gaza City. The missile was reportedly a Lockheed Martin–made Hellfire
R9X missile, a version of the Hellfire that was developed by the CIA
for carrying out assassinations. Instead of exploding, the missile
shreds its target using blades, allowing for a direct hit without
collateral damage. The target in this case was not a military one.
The
Israeli military also uses Lockheed Martin’s M270 Multiple Launch
Rocket System (MLRS). Used to fire Elbit Systems’ high-precision
AccuLAR-122, the weapon was used by Israel for the first time, since the
2006 war in Lebanon, on Oct. 6, according to the Israeli military.
On
an Oct. 17 call with investors, Lockheed Martin CEO, Jim Taiclet,
“highlighted the Israel and Ukraine conflicts as potential drivers for
increased revenue in the coming years.”
Lockheed Martin
is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and has key production sites in
Denver, Houston, New Orleans, and San Diego. For more locations, see
this map.
For more information on this company (not
including these latest developments), see our company profile on the
Investigate database.
MDT Armor (Shladot)
MDT
Armor, owned by Israeli company Shladot, makes the David Urban Light
Armored Vehicle, the standard patrol and reconnaissance vehicle used by
the Israeli military and routinely used in human rights violations in
the occupied West Bank.
On Nov. 14, the Palestine Red
Crescent Society (PRCS) posted evidence of the Israeli military using
two David armored vehicles to block an ambulance carrying a wounded
Palestinian in the Tulkarm Refugee Camp. The same day, the Israeli
military used a David vehicle to attack Palestinian youth at the Zaatara
military checkpoint near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.
A
shipment of David vehicles was rushed to Israel in Oct. 2023. The David
is built on the basis of Toyota’s Hilux and Land Cruiser pickup trucks
and is retrofitted for the needs of the Israeli military at MDT’s
factory in Auburn, Alabama.
For more information, see our company profile on the Investigate database.
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
A
German automaker that, in November, expedited the delivery of 112 Arocs
trucks to the Israeli military, which uses them to transport its
Merkava tanks as well as other heavy armored vehicles and bulldozers.
The Israeli military chose Mercedes as its main supplier of tank
transporters in 2022 and ordered a total of 460 trucks, customized for
its needs.
NextVision
An Israeli
startup that manufactures cameras for weapons systems. Its cameras are
installed, for example, on drones manufactured by major weapons
companies like Elbit Systems (see above), Israel Aerospace Industries
(see above), and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (see below) and used in
Israel's attacks on Gaza. The company has experienced increased sales
during Israel's attacks on Gaza and decided to prioritize Israeli orders
even though most of its clients are not in Israel. The company's CEO
has stated that "wars are good for business."
Nordic Ammunition Company (Nammo)
The
maker of the M141 Bunker Defeat Munition, a shoulder-fired
"bunker-buster" rocket used by the Israeli military in Gaza. As of the
end of October, the U.S. has delivered 1,800 out of a requested 3,000
M141 shoulder-fired rocket launchers to Israel.
These
rockets are made in the U.S., at the Nammo Talley factory in Mesa,
Arizona. However, Nammo Talley's parent company, Nammo, is headquartered
in Norway and co-owned by the Norwegian government and Finnish company
Patria Oyj. The latter is co-owned by the government of Finland (50.1%)
and Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (49.9%), which
is part of Kongsberg Gruppen (FRA: KOZ).
*Northrop Grumman
The
world's sixth largest weapons manufacturer, Northrop Grumman supplies
the Israeli Air Force with the Longbow missile delivery system for its
Apache attack helicopters and laser weapon delivery systems for its
fighter jets.
It has also supplied the Israeli Navy with Sa'ar 5 warships, which have participated in the assault on Gaza.
On
Dec. 15, Northrop Grumman was awarded an $8.9 million contract for 30mm
MK44 Stretch cannons for the Israeli military, funded by U.S.
taxpayers' money. The weapons will be manufactured in Mesa, Arizona,
with an expected completion date of March 2025. Israel uses these guns
on its Namer Armored Personnel Carrier, which has been used extensively
in Gaza.
Northrop Grumman is headquartered in Falls
Church, Virginia, and its most important production sites are located in
and around Baltimore, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Diego. For more
locations, see this map.
For more information on this
company (not including these latest developments), see our company
profile on the Investigate database.
Oshkosh
A
specialty truck manufacturer headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
Oshkosh manufactures the hulls for the Eitan, Israel’s newest armored
personnel carrier, which was used operationally for the first time in
the ground invasion of Gaza.
Oshkosh also makes the
trucks that Israel converts into the Panther, an armored personnel
carrier used extensively in the occupied West Bank.
On
Dec. 7, the Israeli military captured dozens of Palestinians in Gaza and
transported them to Israel for interrogation. Individuals were stripped
down to their underwear and publicly humiliated for hours, potentially
in violation of international humanitarian law. At least some were
transported in Oshkosh Medium Tactical Vehicles. While Israeli media
claimed that these individuals were all members of Hamas, the Israeli
military later admitted that the vast majority were civilians.
In
addition, Israel acquired 75 Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles in
November, to be delivered until Sept. 2025. The initial $208 million
order was funded by U.S. taxpayers' money. A subsequent modification to
the original contract was partially funded by U.S. taxpayers' money,
while the rest was funded through Israel's own budget. This order by
Israel will keep Oshkosh's JLTVs in production until 2025, longer than
the company had originally planned.
For more
information on this company (not including these latest developments),
see our company profile on the Investigate database.
*Palantir Technologies
A
Denver-based high-tech mass surveillance company that has been
providing its AI-powered tools to the Israeli security forces as well as
the U.S. military, immigration authorities, and police departments.
Since
Oct. 7, it has been "seeing high demand from Israel for new tools," and
has been providing Israel with more products than before. In January,
it entered a "strategic partnership" with Israel's Ministry of Defense
to "help the country's war effort." Palantir CEO Alex Karp said in
November, "I am proud that we are supporting Israel in every way we
can."
For more information on this company (not
including these latest developments), see our company profile on the
Investigate database.
*Paz Oil
Israel's
largest oil and gas company, Paz supplies jet fuel to most Israeli Air
Force bases. This contract, originally signed in 2017 and set to expire
in 2026, covers seven air bases and gives the military the option to
extend it to its other two active air bases. The Israeli Air Force also
uses jet fuel made in the U.S. by Valero (see below).
Paz
produces jet fuel at its Ashdod refinery, out of imported crude oil,
and is one of only two companies that produce jet fuel in Israel. It is
also the largest supplier of jet fuel for Israel's commercial market.
Plasan
A
private Israeli military vehicle manufacturer that makes the SandCat
light armored vehicle for the Israeli military. At least some of these
vehicles are manufactured at the company's factory in Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Since Oct. 7, Plasan has delivered dozens of
SandCat Tigris armored vehicles to the Israeli military and has produced
"hundreds of ballistic plates every day" for its use.
The
company also makes the armor for Oshkosh's Joint Light Tactical
Vehicles (JLTVs) (see above) and AM General's Humvees and JLTVs (see
above). The Israeli military has used all of these vehicles in its 2023
attacks on Gaza.
On Dec. 6, a U.S. cargo plane delivered Plasan-armored Humvees to Israel.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
A
large Israeli state-owned weapons manufacturer, Rafael Advanced Defense
Systems makes missiles, drones, and other weapons systems for the
Israeli military.
The Israeli military has used Rafael
Spike Guided Missiles extensively to target, from the air and ground,
people inside buildings in the Gaza Strip. The Spike missile family
includes many configurations, including ground missiles for use by
infantry soldiers and air-to-ground missiles that can be mounted on
aircraft and drones.
On April 1, a Hermes 450 drone,
made by Elbit Systems (see above) attacked three vehicles of the
humanitarian organization World Central Kitchen near Deir al-Balah in
the central Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in the killing of seven aid
workers who were managing food shipments. They were from Palestine,
Australia, Poland, the U.K., and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.
The Hermes 450 can carry four air-to-ground Spike missiles, and the
damage from this attack is consistent with Spike missiles.
The
Israeli military has also used the Matador (RGW 90) portable
shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket in Gaza, specifically by infantry
soldiers to destroy buildings from the ground. The rockets are made by
German company Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND), a subsidiary of Rafael, and
co-developed with the Singaporean government. In 2023, the German
government approved the export of some $27 million worth of weapons to
Israel, including 3,000 portable anti-tank weapons—presumably the
Matador.
The Orbiter 4, Israel's newest killer drone,
which was developed by Rafael subsidiary Aeronautics, was used
operationally for the first time in Gaza on November 8.
Rafael's
Trophy Active Protection System for armored vehicles enables Israeli
battle tanks to go into Gaza and avoid being damaged by anti-tank
weapons. The company markets the system as one that "increases the
lethality of combat forces."
Rafael collaborated with
the Israeli military to develop the Spark, a new unmanned drone used to
carry out intelligence missions, escort ground forces, and direct
strikes. After first being received by the Israeli Air Force in
September, Spark drones have reportedly been assisting Israeli combat
teams in Gaza and acting as a "force multiplier on the battlefield."
*Renk Group
A German manufacturer of transmissions, engines, and vehicle suspension systems.
It
developed the transmission units for Israel's Merkava 4 and 5 (Barak)
battle tanks as well as the Namer Armored Personnel Carrier. For years,
these transmission units are made under license by Israeli company Ashot
Ashkelon.
A Renk factory in Michigan also manufactures
the Merkava and Namer engines, which were developed by MTU, a
subsidiary of Rolls-Royce (see below).
Rheinmetall AG
Germany's
largest weapons manufacturer, which is providing Israel with 10,000
rounds of 120mm precision tank ammunition. Israel made the request in
November, and Germany reportedly considered speeding up delivery of the
ammunition by providing it from its own military's existing stockpiles
while ordering more from Rheinmetall.
*Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Rolls-Royce
Holdings is the world's 25th largest weapons manufacturer. It is no
longer associated with Rolls-Royce cars, which have been manufactured by
BMW since 1998.
The company's German subsidiary MTU
developed the engines for Israel's Merkava 4 and 5 (Barak) battle tanks.
Israel has used these tanks extensively in the Gaza Strip, including in
its November attacks on the Shifa Hospital and the Indonesian Hospital.
MTU's
engines also power Israel's Namer Armored Personnel Carrier, which is
based on the Merkava tank, and the newer and lighter Eitan Armored
Fighting Vehicle, both of which have also been used extensively in Gaza.
Israel's 2023 ground invasion of Gaza marked the first operational use of the Merkava 5 (Barak) tank and the Eitan AFV.
MTU also makes most of the engines for the Israeli Navy's ships.
While
MTU is headquartered in Germany, the engines that it provides to the
Israeli military are made in Michigan using U.S. taxpayers' money by
German company Renk (see above).
*RTX (formerly Raytheon)
The
world's second largest weapons manufacturer and largest producer of
guided missiles, RTX supplies the Israeli Air Force with guided
air-to-surface missiles for its F-16 fighter jets, as well as cluster
bombs and bunker busters, which have consistently been used against
Gaza's civilian population and infrastructure.
RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney manufactures engines for F-15 and F-16 fighter jets.
As
part of a joint venture with Israeli state-owned weapons manufacturer
Rafael, RTX makes interceptors for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense
system, which have been part of the U.S.’s recent weapons shipments to
Israel.
On an Oct. 24 call with investors, RTX CEO,
Greg Hayes, said, “I think really across the entire Raytheon portfolio,
you're going to see a benefit of this restocking.”
RTX moved is headquarters from Waltham, Massachusetts to Arlington, Virginia in 2022. For more locations, see this map.
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
Shield AI
A
drone manufacturer headquartered in San Diego, California, that claims
"US and Israeli forces" have named its autonomous Nova 2 drone as the
world's "Most Mission Capable Indoor Drone." Israel has been using the
Nova 2 drone "close-quarters indoor combat" in Gaza.
SK Group
A private Israeli company that owns:
Israel
Weapon Industries (IWI): a firearms manufacturer that makes the Tavor
assault rifle and Negev machine gun, both of which are standard issue
weapons in the Israeli military. Since mid-October, IWI has reportedly
been producing "hundreds of Tavor rifles each day" for the Israeli
military as well as the domestic commercial market.
Meprolight:
a manufacturer of 'see-through-the-wall' radar technology used to
identify targets concealed behind walls and barriers. The technology was
used by the Israeli military for the first time in its 2014 attacks on
Gaza.
Israel Shipyards: a shipbuilding company that
designs and manufactures missile boats, gunboats, and patrol boats for
the Israeli Navy and Israel Border Police. On Dec. 5, the company
announced the launch of its first Shaldag MK V patrol boat, a ship
"equipped with highly advanced weapons," for the Israeli Navy.
Other
subsidiaries include Greek company Elvo, Israeli real estate developer
Oshira, and Uni-Scope, which makes optical systems for armored vehicles.
Skydio
A
drone manufacturer headquartered in San Mateo, California, that has
sent more than 100 short-range reconnaissance drones to the Israeli
military, “with more to come.” These autonomous drones are used to
navigate and produce 3D scans of buildings in “complex urban
environments."
SMARTSHOOTER
An Israeli
company that developed the SMASH 2000L (3000) system, marketed as a
'smart sight' for tracking moving targets and used by the Israeli
military in its 2023 attacks on Gaza. For example, in November, the
Maglan special forces unit of the Israeli military used the system to
target homes and infrastructure near a school in the Shati refugee camp
in northern Gaza.
SpearUAV
An Israeli
drone startup that developed the Viper "suicide drone," which can be
"easily launched from a capsule by infantry soldiers or from an armored
vehicle, to locate, track, and attack targets by crashing into them and
self-destructing." The company has stated that Israel's 2023 attacks on
Gaza accelerated its development of specific products required by the
Israeli military.
*Textron
A US-based military contractor known for its Bell, Beechcraft, Cessna, and Hawker aircraft brands.
The
Israeli Air Force 100 Squadron, which has supported Israel's military
ground troops in Gaza, uses multiple Textron aircraft, including the
Beechcraft King Air, Queen Air, RC12-D Guardrail, and Bonanza A-36.
At least some of these aircraft were given to Israel using U.S. taxpayers' money.
For
more information on this company (not including these latest
developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
*ThyssenKrupp
A
German engineering company that built the Israeli Navy's four Sa'ar 6
warships, which were used for the first time on Oct. 16 against targets
in Gaza.
Toyota
A Japanese auto maker
that manufactures the pickup trucks used by the Israeli military as the
basis for the David Urban Light Armored Vehicle (see MDT Armor above).
*Valero Energy Corporation
A
U.S. oil & gas company, which has been supplying military-grade jet
fuel (JP-8) for the Israeli Air Force, using U.S. taxpayers' money.
Every
other month, the company sends to a tanker filled with JP-8 fuel from
its Bill Greehey refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Ashkelon, Israel.
Three such shipments were documented since October. The Israeli
government contracts Tampa-based shipping company Overseas Shipholding
Group (NYSE: OSG) for these shipments.
The Israeli Air Force also uses jet fuel made in Israel by Paz Oil (see above).
For more information on Valero (not including these latest developments), see our company profile on the Investigate database.
Woodward
A
Colorado-based company, Woodward is part of the supply chain of
multiple missiles and guided bombs that Israel uses. The company makes
makes fin control actuation systems for Boeing's JDAM kits and GBU-39
small diameter bombs (see above under Boeing).
Israel
used two GBU-39 bombs in its May 26 airstrike on Rafah, which killed at
least 45 people, mostly civilians. Bomb fragments found at the scene
showed serial number 81873, which is associated with the Woodward HRT
Inc factory in Santa Clarita, CA.
In addition, a picture posted on Oct. 23 from Gaza, of bomb/missile remnants, shows a component with Woodward's name and logo.
XTEND
A
privately held Israeli company that manufactures drones, including the
Wolverine combat drone that requires "no training." Operated via virtual
reality goggles and a one-handed joystick, the Wolverine is being used
by the Israeli military in Gaza to search and gather intelligence on
buildings and infrastructure. Equipped with a robotic arm, the drones
can also be used for "tactical operations."
Airlines, Shipping, Logistics
The
bulk of weapons transfers to Israel since October have been carried out
by U.S. Air Force cargo planes, most prominently the Boeing C-17
Globemaster. However, some commercial cargo airlines have been
repeatedly documented at the Israeli Nevatim Air Force base, having
arrived from the Dover, McGuire, and Tinker Airbases in the U.S.,
Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar, and Sigonella Naval Air Station in Italy.
These airlines include:
Atlas Air of Purchase, New
York, owned by Apollo Asset Management (NYSE: APO), J.F. Lehman &
Company, and Hill City Capital
CAL Cargo Airlines, of Shoham, Israel, owned by Challenge Airlines
Kalitta Air of Ypsilanti, Michigan
National Airlines of Orlando, Florida
Western Global Airlines of Estero, Florida
These
transfers are coordinated by the DoD Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, which had contracted at least two companies to support its arms
transfers to Israel:
Hoplite Group, of Destin,
Florida - recruited employees to work for the DoD "Tiger Team," which
was assembled after Oct. 7 to "expedite weapons exports to Israel."
Sigmatech Inc, of Huntsville, Alabama - recruited employees to work
for the Israel Significant Initiatives Group, which was established
after Oct. 7 by the U.S. Army Office of Defense Exports and Cooperation
to facilitate arms transfers to Israel.
In addition,
the Israeli government contracts Tampa-based shipping company Overseas
Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG) to deliver JP-8 aviation fuel for its air
force from Valero's refinery in Texas (see above).
