military forces, they are Israel’s shopping list. Elbit Systems also widely exported. One Elbit produces “Her- of its foreign customers, the mes” 450 and 900 drones. Canada Pension Plan US government, purchased Israel has used these un- US$560 million worth of manned aerial vehicles for 2011 Investment Elbit’s products between reconnaissance and air 2000 and 2009. Of these, strikes in the West Bank, 100% were for US military Cameras for the Gaza, Lebanon (2006) and $3 million departments and agencies. Separation Wall Sudan (2009). In amazing disre- Elbit also makes elec- s Israel’s largest war industry, gard for what Elbit actually produces tronic systems for air-, land- and sea- Elbit is fiercely proud of its (and how Israel uses them), the Ethi- based weapons, including Command, A“Corporate Responsibility sphere Institute ranked Elbit as the sin- Control, Communications, Computers, Policy.” As proof that it is a “good cor- gle most ethical foreign firm dealing Intelligence, Surveillance and Recon- porate citizen and an advocate for so- with the US government in 2008. naissance systems, electro-optics and cial and environmental responsibility,” Urged on by Israel’s then- electronic warfare systems. Elbit points to its design, creation and Deputy Defence Minister, Shimon Other Elbit products used by production of weapons systems. Elbit Peres, the company began in 1966 as Israel’s military include: promotes its contribution to world Elbit Computers Ltd. It was a joint ven- z Computers, helmet-mounted sys- peace, by saying that the first “key ele- ture between the Israeli military’s Re- tems and display systems for F-16s. ment” of its Corporate Responsibility search Institute and Elron Electronic In- z Advanced combat training systems

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