# UK-Israel 2024

See also: `2024-10-israel-licensee-map.md`.

## Data sources and process

### Companies registered to the F-35 OGEL:

#### Sources:

2023-12-18: `658095ae1cbaf87f6d8a98f7_F35UK.pdf`

-   “In November 2023 the UK Department for Business and Trade released a list of the 79 companies” - but unclear what the original source was
-   https://www.workersinpalestine.org/who-arms-israel
-   Via Workes in Palestine, with support from CAAT
https://assets-global.website-files.com/6531c17aabbc6ae3b7ad1103/658095ae1cbaf87f6d8a98f7_F35UK.pdf
-   https://caat.org.uk/publications/gaza-uk-arms-sales-israel/
-   https://caat.org.uk/publications/the-uk-governments-partial-suspension-of-arms-export-licences-to-israel-and-the-f-35-exemption/
-   https://caat.org.uk/data/countries/israel/mapped-all-the-uk-companies-manufacturing-components-for-israels-f35-combat-aircraft/


2024-10-10: `F35-companies-list.pdf`

-   Noted one removal and tweaked some addresses
-   Converted to JSON, and added lat/lon manually:
    -   `json/uk-f35-ogel.2024-10-10.json`

2026-05-21: `foi-2026-05956`

-   Converted to CSV
-   Does not contain addresses

To see differences:

```
jq -r '.[].name | (if type == "string" then . else .[] end) | ascii_upcase' \
  json/uk-f35-ogel.2024-10-10.json \
  | sort \
  | tee /tmp/f-35-old.csv 

# companies in
comm -13  /tmp/f-35-old.csv <(sed 's/.*/\U&/' foi-2026-05956-a.csv | sort) \
  | tee /tmp/f-35-new.csv 

# companies out
comm -23  /tmp/f-35-old.csv <(sed 's/.*/\L&/' foi-2026-05956-a.csv | sort)
```

Companies in (correcting small differences):

```
AERCO LIMITED
ASCENT INTEGRATION
DE&S DECA
LPA INDUSTRIES LIMITED
MOOG CONTROLS LIMITED
POWER DEVICE UK LIMITED
TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES UK LTD
```

Companies out (correcting small differences)

```
AALBERTS SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES HEAT LIMITED
DDC ELECTRONICS LIMITED
DUNLOP AIRCRAFT TYRES LIMITED
FGP LUFTON LIMITED
FGP SYSTEMS LIMITED
GLENAIR UK LIMITED
GOODRICH CONTROL SYSTEMS
MANTHORPE ENGINEERING LIMITED
NORTHROP GRUMMAN UK LIMITED
PARKER HANNIFIN MANUFACTURING LIMITED
S.W. PLASTICS LIMITED
SEALAND SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
ULTRA ELECTRONICS LIMITED
```

Notes:

-   Strain Measurements Devices Limited is still on the list in 2026
    despite telling us they do not export to Israel.
    -   Manually hidden in the JSON

-   Converted to JSON
    -   See: `2024-10-israel-licensee-map.md`, “Tools”
    -   Copy output of `org_lookup.py`
        -   rename `"term"` to `"name"`
        -   remove `"orig": [...],`
    -   Get addresses using `scrape-uk.py -V -vv` (then quit)
    -   Get lat/lon from Google Maps, right-click pin
    -   Add address and lat/lon manually
    -   `json/uk-f35-ogel.2026-05-21.json`
    

-   Update `manifest.json`, `.json.ukF35`


-   Check local
-   Update plugin
-   Check live:
    https://caat.org.uk/data/countries/israel/mapped-all-the-uk-companies-manufacturing-components-for-israels-f35-combat-aircraft/

        

### Companies known to have exported military goods to Israel:
    -   `foi-2024-05577`: Annex A