Lockheed Martin is a major sponsor of STEM education programs, including Code Quest and the National Youth Science Forum.

Lockheed Martin made 90% of its revenue from armaments in 2022 (SIPRI).

Lockheed Martin is involved in the production of nuclear weapons, fighter jets, autonomous systems, laser weapons, missiles, and bombs.

Lockheed Martin has been involved in more instances of corporate misconduct in the US in recent decades than any other weapons contractor, including influence peddling and anti-competitive and fraudulent activity. 

A 2019 Amnesty International report found that Lockheed Martin lacks human rights due diligence procedures to effectively identify, assess, prevent, mitigate, and remediate its human rights impacts, in contravention of obligations under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). Lockheed Martin is associated with alleged human rights abuses and war crimes in Yemen

Lockheed Martin was named in a 2024 UN Special Procedures communique on arms companies’ potential complicity in serious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian laws in Palestine. 

BAE Systems is a major sponsor of STEM education programs, targeting children as young as four years old. Programs include FIRST LEGO League, Beacon, and Concept 2 Creation.

BAE Systems made 97% of its revenue from armaments in 2022 (SIPRI).

BAE makes fighter jets, combat vehicles, combat ships, naval guns, explosives, artillery, missile launchers, and more. BAE produces equipment for electronic warfare and is involved in the production of nuclear weapons.

Human rights groups have named BAE in a dossier submitted to the International Criminal Court. They seek an investigation into the contribution of BAE executives to serious violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen that may amount to war crimes.

The dossier cites BAE’s supply of arms that were used in 26 airstrikes – including attacks on schools and hospitals – which killed 135 people.

BAE is accused of facilitating exploitation of refugees in Libya through export of control and surveillance equipment. BAE is named in a 2024 UN Special Procedures communique on arms companies’ potential complicity in serious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian laws in Palestine. 

RTX (Raytheon) is the second biggest weapons company in the world.

RTX made 59% of its revenue from armaments in 2022 (SIPRI).

RTX is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons, and makes missiles and precision- guided munitions, hypersonic and laser weapons, surveillance drones, armoured vehicles, and the Active Denial System, known as the ‘pain ray’. RTX is a sponsor of FIRST LEGO League, Maths Alive, and the Advanced Technology Industry School Pathways Program.

RTX missiles have been linked to over a dozen attacks on Yemeni civilians, including the 2016 bombing of a Sana funeral hall, and a 2022 attack described by the United Nations as the “worst civilian casualty incident in recent time”.

RTX products have been used against Palestinian people, and are deployed by US border police to surveil and repel people seeking asylum. RTX is named in a 2024 UN Special Procedures communique on arms companies’ potential complicity in serious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian laws in Palestine. 

Thales is headquartered in France with a footprint in every Australian state and territory. Thales is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons, as well as munitions, weapons, surveillance technology, and armoured vehicles.

Thales made 51% of its revenue from armaments in 2022 (SIPRI).

Thales targets young people in Victoria in a design competition “linked to the Thales vision to ‘make life better and keep us safer.’”

In 2022, Thales was linked to the exploitation of refugees in Libya through export of control and surveillance equipment. The company is also named in a 2019 complaint submitted to the International Criminal Court, alleging Thales’ criminal responsibility for supplying arms used in potential war crimes in Yemen.

Thales is accused of profiting from Egypt’s military crackdown on dissent through its supply of technology capable of implementing mass surveillance.

Thales products are sold to Indonesia and are alleged to have been used to repress and target West Papuan people.

Northrup Grumman is involved in the controversial arms trade, military training, and border surveillance systems. Northrop Grumman is involved with Northrup Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy, Space Camp, STEM Camp, Cyber Taipan. 

Northrop Grumman make 88% of its revenue from armaments in 2022 (SIPRI).

In 2020 Northrop Grumman sold US$30.4 billion worth of weapons. The company supplies weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India, Israel, Morocco, and Colombia.

Northrop Grumman is involved in the production of illegal nuclear weapons, and is the largest single nuclear weapons profiteer, with at least US$24.3 billion in contracts, not including consortium and joint venture revenues. Northrop Grumman is named in a 2024 UN Special Procedures communique on arms companies’ potential complicity in serious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian laws in Palestine. 

Boeing is the third largest arms company in the world, making more than $33 billion from weapons in 2021.

Boeing made 44% of its revenue from armaments in 2022 (SIPRI).

Boeing makes bombs, munitions, attack aircraft, bombers, drone subs, autonomous systems and surveillance technology. Boeing is named in a 2024 UN Special Procedures communique on arms companies’ potential complicity in serious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian laws in Palestine. 

Boeing is associated with ME program, YMCA Space Squad First LEGO League, First Robotics Competition Above and Beyond, Aerospace Gateway