Among many others, below are a few companies we call on UMD to divest its funds from:
Lockheed Martin provides:
F-35 fighter jets and AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter service for the Israeli Defense Forces
Longbow Hellfire missiles and the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS);
Other military equipment to Israel such as radars, rockets, laser pointers, rocket pods, and fire control and guidance systems, which are used to kill Palestinians and destroy land.
RTX Corp provides:
GBU-28 "Bunker Buster" bombs, Bunker Defeat munitions, the Phalanx navy gun, and the AGM Maverick air-to-surface missile to the IDF;
The Israeli Air Force with electronic systems and radars for its F-15 and F-16 aircrafts and air-to-air missiles such as the Sidewinder and the AMRAAM.
BAE SYSTEMS PLC provides equipment used to:
Designs, manufactures, and sells military weapons and equipment, including electronic warfare systems, components for fighter jets, combat vehicles, gun systems, explosives, and drones.
As of 2022, it is the world's seventh-largest military contractor, and the largest in Europe, with $25.7 billion in annual revenue, 96% of which derives from its defense sector.Create roadblocks and demolish access roads leading to Palestinian villages;
Northrop Grumman makes the technology for:
Sa’ar 5 Eilat Class corvettes, which are missile ships used to enforce the illegal siege of Gaza.
Major components of F-16 aircraft, which the Israeli military used during Operation Cast Lead to destroy civilian homes and refugee camps.
The Longbow Hellfire missile (AGM-114L) and a fire-control radar (AN/APG-78) for Apache AH64D helicopters.
Information courtesy of American Friends Service Committee