The AWM has accepted money from….
Boeing
Arms sales in 2020: US$32.1 billion
Boeing is the third-largest arms company in the world. Boeing has sold upwards of US$21 billion of arms to the Saudi Arabia/UAE-led coalition’s campaign in Yemen, and is described has having “one of the most checkered ethical records of any large corporation.”
Boeing is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons.
AWM’s previous director, Brendan Nelson, became an executive at Boeing immediately after stepping down from the AWM.
Northrup Grumman
Arms sales in 2020: US$30.4 billion
Northrup Grumman is involved in the controversial arms trade, military training, and border surveillance systems. The company supplies weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India, Israel, Morocco, and Colombia.
Northrop Grumman is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons.
Arms sales data source: SIPRI 2020
Thales
Arms sales in 2020: US$9.1 billion
Thales is named in a 2019 complaint submitted to the International Criminal Court. The complaint sets out the case for Thales’ criminal responsibility for supplying arms used by members of the Saudi Arabia/UAE-led Coalition in potential war crimes in Yemen.
Thales is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons.
BAE Systems
Arms sales in 2020: US$24 billion
BAE Systems is alleged to have secretly sold mass surveillance technology to six Middle Eastern governments that have been criticised for repressing their citizens, and is named in a complaint to the International Criminal Court in relation to alleged war crimes in Yemen.
BAE is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons.
Raytheon
Arms sales in 2020: US$36.8 billion
Raytheon is the second biggest weapons company in the world.
Since the outbreak of war in Yemen, Raytheon is estimated to have sold over US$5 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Raytheon missiles have been linked to over a dozen attacks on Yemeni civilians, including the 2016 bombing of a Sana funeral hall, and a 2022 attack described by the United Nations as the worst civilian-casualty incident in recent time.
Raytheon is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons.