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'''Lockheed''' (formerly '''Lockheed Martin''') is arms [[arms manufacturer]] based in [[California]]. In 2019 [[Alex Kane]] listed them as the #2 war profiteer from the [[War in Yemen]], behind [[Boeing]].<ref>http://inthesetimes.com/features/us-saudi-arabia-yemen-war-arms-sales.html</ref> | '''Lockheed''' (formerly '''Lockheed Martin''') is arms [[arms manufacturer]] based in [[California]]. In 2019 [[Alex Kane]] listed them as the #2 war profiteer from the [[War in Yemen]], behind [[Boeing]].<ref>http://inthesetimes.com/features/us-saudi-arabia-yemen-war-arms-sales.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 17 September 2020
 Lockheed  (Arms manufacturer)    | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
| Type | commercial |
| Interest of | Senate Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations |
| Member of | Atlantic Council/Corporate Members |
| Subpage | •Lockheed/Bribery scandals |
| Membership | • Marillyn A. Hewson • Daniel F. Akerson •  James O. Ellis• Thomas J. Falk • Ilene S. Gordon • David B. Burritt • Bruce A. Carlson •  Joseph F. Dunford• Vicki A. Hollub •  Jeh C. Johnson• Debra L. Reed-Klages • James D. Taiclet |
| "Nobody is doing a better job of arming the world than Lockheed-Martin" | |
Lockheed (formerly Lockheed Martin) is arms arms manufacturer based in California. In 2019 Alex Kane listed them as the #2 war profiteer from the War in Yemen, behind Boeing.[1]
“Nobody is doing a better job of arming the world than Lockheed-Martin; the company's portfolio of weapons and buyers is breathtaking... [Lockheed-Martin is] the world's largest arms maker with $28 billion in 1997 sales.” [2]
Contents
Bribery scandals
- Full article: Lockheed/Bribery scandals
- Full article: Lockheed/Bribery scandals
Subsidies from US government
Lockheed received a share in around $4 billion in subsidies from the US government in 2016.[3]
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Manson | Chairman of Lockheed Martin Canada | 1990 | 1997 | Attended the 1989 Bilderberg meeting. |
| Margaret Newsham | Program designer | 1977 | 1984 | Whistleblower who exposed how the communications of US politicians were being intercepted via the ECHELON surveillance system. |
Known members
4 of the 13 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Joseph Dunford | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2015-2019 |
| James Ellis | Retired US Navy admiral, then Lockheed Martin. In 2018 he was appointed Chairman of the User’s Advisory Group to the US Vice President’s National Space Council; the 2019 Bilderberg had "The Importance of Space" as a topic. |
| Jeh Johnson | United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017. |
| James Loy | Coast Guard and Homeland Security boss who went over to Lockheed-Martin |
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References
- ↑ http://inthesetimes.com/features/us-saudi-arabia-yemen-war-arms-sales.html
- ↑ The Mojo Wire Dictators or Democracies? U.S. Arms Transfers and Military Training
- ↑ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/tomdispatch-dc-congress-defense-international-arms-business/
