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More about the arms companies
Our Clean Investment campaign focuses on the largest seven UK-based arms exporting plcs, and this table provides a brief
summary of information on each of these. This year we have also included six US arms companies, and information on these can be
found below. More details on the companies can be found in our publications section.
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BAE Systems is the world's 3rd largest arms company and sells its weaponry around the globe. Its products include fighter aircraft, tanks, warships and missiles. Its markets include the US, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, India, Indonesia and Israel. |
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Cobham is a multi-national group of companies that produces aircraft components, avionics and missile components for a wide range of military aircraft. |
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GKN supplies military aircraft components to major arms companies such as Rolls-Royce and Lockheed Martin, including parts for the Joint Strike Fighter, Eurofighter, and F/A-22 Raptor fighter. |
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QinetiQ is a military research and development company with expertise in battle-space information; communications; electronic warfare; sensors and weapons. Its clients include the MoD, the US Department of Defence and the US Department of Homeland Securities.
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Rolls Royce's customer base includes 160 armed forces. Its engines are currently used in around 25% of the world's military aircraft, including BAE Systems Hawk jets. Rolls Royce also produces marine propulsion systems that are in use by 70 navies globally. |
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VT Group manufactures warships, military aircraft components and provides support services, including military flying training. Recent export contracts include providing products and services to Greece and Qatar. |
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General Dynamics has played a
significant role in supplying US armed forces throughout the 20th century. General Dynamics' subsidiaries build nuclear
submarines, DDG 51 destroyers and LPD 17 landing craft, Abrams M1A1 and M1A2 main battle tanks and Fox reconnaissance
vehicles. It is also the only supplier of M-1 and M-2 battle tanks, which were used during the first Gulf War. |
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GE is a large US
conglomerate with activities ranging from media to financial products. Its military activities are concentrated around the
production of aircraft engines. The F-117 “Stealth Jet Fighter” is notably equipped with a GE engine and has been
extensively used during the war in Yugoslavia and the first Gulf War. |
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Halliburton's subsidiary KBR
(formerly Kellog Brown and Root Inc.) is the 10th largest defence company in the world, providing logistics support
for the United States government, especially the military. Its business with the military includes maintenance of
military bases and equipment and the construction of housing and prisons. |
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L-3 specialises in
intelligence, security and training systems. Created in 1997, it is the 8th largest defence company in the world.
Its clients include the Department of Defence, the Department of Homeland Security and selected U.S. Government intelligence
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Northrup Grumman is the 4th largest arms company in the world. Its products include the B-2 Spirit strategic bomber, the E-8C Joint STARS surveillance aircraft and the RQ-4 Global Hawk, which are used by the US Air Force. The US Navy uses Northrop Grumman-built aerial vehicles and many aircraft, such as the F-5 Tiger, T-38 Talon, E-2 Hawkeye, and the F-14 Tomcat are used by other nations. |
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Raytheon is the 5th largest arm company in the world. Specialising in missile systems, it manufactures Stinger and Tomahawk missiles and has recently started to extend its activities into space technology. Raytheon runs offices in 18 countries and has business partnerships with more than 70 countries worldwide, including military customers in the Middle East. |
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