Arms maker; builds the rear fuselage of every F-35, Israel's included
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BAE Systems is Britain's largest arms manufacturer and Lockheed Martin's main F-35 partner. It holds a 13–15% workshare in each jet and builds the rear fuselage of every F-35 in the world, Israel's included. When the UK suspended 30 of 350 arms export licences to Israel in Sept 2024, F-35 components were exempted. On June 30, 2025 the High Court threw out a challenge by Al-Haq, which called the exemption a deliberate loophole, ruling the issue was one for ministers. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says the F-35s BAE helps build were integral to Israel dropping an estimated 85,000 tons of bombs on Gaza; they also struck Iran in 2025 and 2026. The loophole paid well. BAE's sales rose from £25.3B in 2023 to £30.7B in 2025, then £15.8B in H1 2026, and it made about £7.2B in profit from 2023 to H1 2026, with an £84.0B backlog at mid-2026. Capital Group (11.04%, Jan 2026) and BlackRock (9.52%, July 2026) are its largest holders.
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ... % of voting rights: 11.042616% ... 331,390,657 voting rights; threshold crossed 22-Jan-2026
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Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.31% | 122,072,436 | Jun 01, 2026
Jun 1, 2026 | 2,012.00 | 2,020.00 | 1,911.50 | 1,921.00 | 1,921.00 | 4,980,862 (Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Adj Close, Volume; currency GBp)
1 GBP = 1.34559 USD
Jun 1, 2026 | 1.3450 | 1.3476 | 1.3409 | 1.3452 | 1.3452
BlackRock, Inc. | 9.52% | 269,568,294 | Jul 31, 2026
State Street Investment Management | 1.73% | 49,052,375 | Jun 01, 2026
ten thousand (10,000) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II All Up Round ... $992.4 million ... BAE Systems, located in Nashua, NH ... The Secretary of State has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists
January 30 ... $6.67 billion ($3.8B Apache; $1.98B JLTV; $740M power packs; $150M helicopters) ... March 6 ... $151.8 million ... Emergency declaration ... May 1 ... $992.4 million ... Emergency declaration
the UK approved licenses for £127.6 million worth of military equipment to Israel in single issue licenses between October to December 2024. ... UK industry makes 15% of every F-35
we hold a 13-15% workshare of each aircraft ... The rear fuselage of every F-35 in the global fleet is built at our advanced manufacturing and assembly facilities in the UK.
total yearly compensation is £12.40M, comprised of 10.3% salary and 89.7% bonuses, including company stock and options.
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He joined BAE Systems in May 2016 as Chief Operating Officer and became Chief Executive on 1 July 2017.
Sales: 2023 £25,284m; 2024 £28,335m; 2025 £30,662m; H1 2026 sales £15,772m, revenue £14,615m
Sales: 2023 £25,284m; 2024 £28,335m; 2025 £30,662m
Sales £15,772m (+9% constant currency) ... Revenue £14,615m
Profit for the year: 2023 £1,940m; 2024 £2,041m; 2025 £2,151m; H1 2026 profit for the period £1,054m
Profit for the year: 2023 £1,940m; 2024 £2,041m; 2025 £2,151m. Operating profit: £2,573m; £2,685m; £2,925m
Profit for the period £1,054m; attributable to equity shareholders £1,020m
BAES was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates to pay a $400 million criminal fine, one of the largest criminal fines in the history of DO
Order backlog £84.0bn
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