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 Lockheed  (Arms manufacturer, Aerospace manufacturer)    | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
| Type | commercial |
| Interest of | Senate Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations |
| Member of | Atlantic Council/Corporate Members |
| Sponsor of | Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Center for American Progress, Institute for Regional Security |
| 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 • James Loy |
| "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]
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]
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/
