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  • Read more about Rheinmetall AG

Germany's largest weapons manufacturer, which is providing Israel with 10,000 rounds of 120mm precision tank ammunition.

  • Read more about Renk Group

A German manufacturer of transmissions, engines, and vehicle suspension systems.

It developed the transmission units for Israel's Merkava 4 and 5 (Barak) battle tanks as well as the Namer Armored Personnel Carrier. For years, these transmission units are made under license by Israeli company Ashot Ashkelon.

A Renk factory in Michigan also manufactures the Merkava and Namer engines, which were developed by MTU, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce (see below).

  • Read more about Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

A large Israeli state-owned weapons manufacturer, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems makes missiles, drones, and other weapons systems for the Israeli military.

The Israeli military has used Rafael Spike Guided Missiles extensively to target, from the air and ground, people inside buildings in the Gaza Strip. The Spike missile family includes many configurations, including ground missiles for use by infantry soldiers and air-to-ground missiles that can be mounted on aircraft and drones.

  • Read more about Plasan

A private Israeli military vehicle manufacturer that makes the SandCat light armored vehicle for the Israeli military. At least some of these vehicles are manufactured at the company's factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Since Oct. 7, Plasan has delivered dozens of SandCat Tigris armored vehicles to the Israeli military and has produced "hundreds of ballistic plates every day" for its use.

  • Read more about E­q­u­i­p­p­e­d f­o­r W­a­r: Exposing Militarized Policing in California
  • Read more about Scattershot multi-projectile munitions
  • Read more about Counting Every Rifle: A Transparency Investigation Of Assault Rifles Unreported By California's County Sheriffs
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  • Read more about Quaker Engagement Intern

The Quaker Engagement Intern’s primary responsibility is to help plan, organize, and implement the annual meeting of the AFSC Corporation, a three-day event held in Philadelphia during the month of April. As a Quaker organization, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is governed by a group of more than 100 members of the Religious Society of Friends, collectively called the Corporation, many of whom are appointed by Quaker yearly meetings across the country. 

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