Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin, the world's largest military contractor as of 2022, has held contracts worth $459.2 billion with the U.S. Department of Defense between 2008 and August 2024, manufacturing fighter jets, attack helicopters, armored vehicles, missiles, and surveillance systems used by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians. The company has also served as a top contractor for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, providing reconnaissance aircraft used to monitor the US-Mexico border.
Elbit Systems was awarded the development contract, valued at approximately $34 million (100 million NIS).
Read more →Israel announced Thursday the signing of a contract worth more than $34 million to develop “an extended-range” capability for the F-35 Adir fighter jet, Anadolu reports. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that its Defense Procurement Directorate signed the deal with Cyclone, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems. The agreement covers “the development of an extended-range capability for the F-35 ‘Adir’ fighter jet, manufactured by Lockheed Martin,” the statement added. “The deal, value
Read more →The aircraft purchases are part of a decade-long modernization plan to the tune of $118 billion, the government said.
Read more →Universities have been forced to disclose investments.
Read more →The US State Department approved a $6.6B arms package to Israel including 30 Apache attack helicopters ($3.8B) supplied by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and armoured assault vehicles.
Read more →A Sludge analysis of DSCA announcements found Boeing appears in up to $26.7B in arms sales approved for Israel since October 7, 2023, far outpacing rivals like Lockheed Martin and RTX.
Read more →US weapons manufacturers collectively earned more than $32 billion in sales during the first two years of the Gaza war, with RTX, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Dynamics among the primary beneficiaries.
Read more →Amnesty International's 2025 report named Boeing alongside Lockheed Martin as U.S. military contractors whose weapons, including JDAMs and GBU-39 bombs, were documented in unlawful strikes in Gaza.
Read more →The UN Special Rapporteur's report identifies PIMCO (an Allianz subsidiary) as a major institutional investor in Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Chevron, Elbit Systems, and other companies directly implicated in human rights violations in Gaza.
SIPRI's 2025 update documents how Lockheed Martin and RTX (Raytheon) co-produce Iron Dome and David's Sling missile defense interceptors for Israel; the US Congress approved $4B in emergency funds to replenish these systems in April 2024.
Read more →As of 30 June 2024, AXA holds $150.43 million in shares and bonds in eleven companies arming Israel, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and RTX.
Read more →UN experts explicitly named BAE Systems among arms manufacturers that should immediately end transfers to Israel, citing risk of complicity in international crimes including genocide.
Read more →On a recent earnings call, Lockheed Martin executives highlighted the Israel and Ukraine conflicts as potential drivers for increased revenue in the coming years.
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