The main countries involved in the Supply of weapons and military assets in Israel are the United States, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. This document outlines the sites connected to the production for the Israeli army in different countries and, where possible, Identify where military assets are transported.
Our
goal is to provide a resource for actions that aim for production
or the transport of military assets, or who interrupt the activity of suppliers
military of Israel, and also to connect resources that can be used
to act in particular countries.
Our
research identifies companies that produce some of the most fundamental weapons
for the Israeli army, including Lockheed Martin (main contractor for
F35 combat jet), Boeing (producer of many of the guided weapons
used by the Israeli army), Bae Systems (a leading supplier for
the F35), Leonardo (part of the coalition F35) and Raytheon (producer of the
Paveway guided bomb).
The action is
possible in different forms: while we identify direct production sites
For the Israeli army, it is also possible to target multinationals
that produce for Israel even if military assets are produced in another
site. In the same way, it is possible to target the companies involved in the
transport of military materials in Israel.
The production of weapons is highly international and many of the chains of
more traceable supply concern goods such as combat planes
made by international coalitions. These aircraft are fundamental for
The current war and the bombing of Gaza - Israel is using "
Each combat plane at its disposal ",
including helicopters F15, F16, F35 and Ah-64 Apache.
There are 408 rings in the supply chain for the F35, for example:
See a
List of companies involved here.
Inevitably,
The supply chains are much more complex than this
document can explain and many smaller companies are involved. If you use
This document as a starting point, one could be able to
Identify more detailed supply chains to stop.
THE UNITED STATES
Production of
Weapons for Israel in the United States
The United States are the largest supplier of Israel weapons, with beyond 90% of their weapons imports. The United States damage to Israel Almost 4 billion dollars in military aid per year, "including about 500 million dollars for aerial defenses e Missilistic ". Israel also spends a lot in US weapons, having bought
about 53.5 billion dollars of military assets from the United States Over the past seven decades according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, of which 6.5 billion dollars in the five years until 2022. Israel has done Some of these purchases using military aid received from the United States. For a list of all the export licenses of weapons agreed through the Foreign Military Sales Program of the United States, including the main ones contractors and sites, see Who (NB: not all these agreements have led to exports). The largest US weapons companies are Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop Groumman and General Dynamics. These companies are international And they have branches abroad.
Some of the most significant weapons produced in the United States for Israel
they include:
L'F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Israel has
Purchased 50 F35 hunting and took over 36 by the end of 2022.
They are located at the Nevatim Air Base, in the south of Israel.
In the
2021, the IOF said that it had used the F35 in combat for the
First time in Gaza. The F-35 is an international collaboration: see profiles
of other countries for examples where parts of the F35 are produced. Israel
has also developed its technologies to modify some elements
of the F-35.
Production locations in the United States (the supply chain
of the F35 in the United States is very extensive and can be traced more
detailed
Who
):
·
The F-35 are assembled at
The Air Force Plant 4 - owned by the United States government and managed by
Lockheed Martin - A Fort Worth, Texas.
·
The engines are produced by
Pratt & Whitney
a East Hartford e Middletown, nel Connecticut.
·
Electronic systems are produced
From Bae Systems to Nashua, New Hampshire and Endictott, New York.
·
The implementation systems of
control that help the F35 to launch guided weapons are produced by
Woodward
Inc a Santa Clarita, in California.
F-5 and F-16 combat planes
Israel is currently negotiating orders for combat jet
F15EX through the United States foreign military sales program.
According to reports on the process, Israel's formal request makes
Delivery by 2028 is probable. Production sites in the United States for
The F15 and F16 include the following (while the original sales of F15 and F16
- with the exception of the F15EX model - have already happened, there is a continuous
refueling spare parts especially during the war).
·
The F15EX are produced in the
Boeing plant in St Louis, Missouri.
·
The F16 are produced by
Lockheed Martin a
Greenville, in the South Carolina
.
·
In some variants of the F16,
The Avionion is replaced with that of Israeli manufacture of companies such as
Elbit and Israel Aerospace Industries, and with Rafael's missiles, three big
Israeli weapons companies.
Military helicopters
Production sites in the United States for military helicopters
used by IFF include:
·
Heavy transport helicopters
CH-53K,
visa used
in the current assault, they are
made by
Lockheed Martin
Global, Inc. a
Shelton, Connecticut; e
General
Electric
a Lynn, Massachusetts.
·
Apache helicopters are produced
From Boeing to
Mesa, in Arizona
·
AW119KX helicopters are
Products from Leonardo to Philadelphia.
Refueling for aircraft
·
KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft
, produced by Everett's Boeing, Wa; the receiver
GPS Magr 2K is produced by Waltham's Raytheon, but.
Guided bombs used by the employment forces
Israeli (Iof)
The bombs
guided used by Iof are mainly produced in the United States and
In Israel. The following bombs are produced by Israeli companies, often in Israel,
But they have international sites that produce other goods. These include: the
Opher Guided Bomb (Elbit), the Laser Griffin (Israel Aerospace
Industries); Lizard (Elbit); Spice bombs (Rafael). Elbit has a branch
US in Fort Worth, Texas.
Below are the production sites in the United States for the
Guided bombs used by IFF:
·
The tail kits and joint ammunition
Direct Attack Equipment (JDAMS)
they are produced by
Boeing a St Charles, Missouri; Lockheed-Martin ad
Archbald, Pennsylvania; General Dynamics a Garland, Texas; Elwood National
Forge Co a Irvine, Pennsylvania; e Raytheon Missile Systems a Tucson,
Arizona.
·
Sidewinder missiles are products
from the
Raytheon Missile Systems
Tucson Company, in Arizona
·
The small diameter GBU-39 bomb
It is produced by
Boeing
a St Louis, Missouri
·
Hellfire missiles - usually
launched by Apache helicopters - at least some of these are produced by
Hellfire Systems
di Orlando, in Florida, una joint venture Lockheed
Martin/Boeing.
·
Iron Dome interceptors
They are called Tamir and are co-produced by RTX (ex
Raytheon Technologies) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and assembled in
Israel.
·
Paveway II guided bombs are
produced by
Lockheed Martin of Archibald, Pennsylvania, and from
Tucson's Raytheon, in Arizona.
White phosphorus
Israel used
white phosphorus
in Gaza and Lebanon.
·
Israel Chemical Ltd (ICL, ora
ICL Group
) Provides
at the
Monsanto
(now Bayer) phosphates for the production of chemical phosphorus chemical
white supplied to
Pine Bluff Arsenal
(PBA) Near Little Rock, Arkansas, for filling.
Armored vehicles for the transport of troops
Three weeks
After the start of the assault on Gaza, the Iof started the earth operations
in the Gaza strip. These are tanks and armored vehicles for the
Transport of troops, supported by helicopters and drones.
·
The power packs
For Namer armored vehicles
I am
Products from Mtu America
, Novi, me. MTU America is the North American branch of
Rolls Royce Power Systems.
Naval means
Most of the assault on Gaza are carried out by the air and from the ground,
But Israel is also using his
I will cater 6
for the first time.
·
The 76 mm naval cannons are
produced by
DRS North America
, a Leonardo company
· The hull and superstructures of the Sa'ar 6 are made to How, in germania , da ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)
Transport and military logistics
From the United States to Israel
While many
finished military products are transported by the army itself, both with ships
soldiers who with air bridges, components and some goods are transported
by sea aboard normal carriers holder ships. Ports are key knots in the
Weapons supply chain.
The actor
key in maritime transport from the United States - and other parts of the world -
towards Israel is the Zim Navigation Company. Zim is the main supplier
shipping services in Israel and one of the top ten larger
Navigation companies in the world. Previously controlled by the government
Israeli, Zim has been privatized and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in
last two decades. Despite this, it still maintains close ties with the state
Israeli and is essential to guarantee logistical support to the state e
to the IDF.
The majority
part of the military components enters and leaves the United States through i
ports of the eastern coast, mainly New York/Newark, Savannah,
Charleston and the port of Virginia. These ports are generally
unionized by the International Longshoremen's Association, or Ila. This
because most military supply chains do
focuses on Europe and the United States, with many components produced in
Europe and the final assembly that takes place in the United States.
With access To the US commercial data, it is possible to see the individual shipments through their "load policies", the documents used by Navigation companies to identify shipments and keep track of delivery models. In rare cases, this may include the transport of weapons on civil ships. For example, on March 4, 2023 an expedition of "newspapers, rocket With explosive charge "produced by Raytheon in Tucson, Arizona and del value of 100,000 dollars, started from the port of Virginia directed to Haifa, In Israel, on the PortaContainer Zim Yokohama ship. Other shipments Raytheon They started on the same route in the following months. In most of the cases, commercial data can identify the paths for the members. To Example, Dunlop regularly ships tires for the F35 and other planes soldiers from his Birmingham factory, in the United Kingdom, via London to the port of Virginia or via Liverpool in Charleston.
Per
further information
, see section 3B of
toolkit Day of Action.