Canadian military components used in Israel's war against Lebanon.
by Richard Sanders, coordinator COAT
Few Canadians realize that their country is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of advanced, war technology. Such is the power of the long-prevailing mythology that Canada is a great, global force for peace.
Canadian-made parts are essential for the Apache helicopter and the Eagle and Fighting Falcon fighter/bomber jets.
However, many of Israel's most-deadly, US-made weapons systems — now being used in air strikes against Lebanon — would not be able to function without hundreds of crucial, high-tech, electronic components supplied by Canadian war industries, and subsidized unwittingly by Canadian taxpayers. Here are three examples:
http://coat.openconcept.ca/cpp/overcoat/PDF/12b.pdf AH-64 "Apache" attack helicopter. Go to above for a list of 12 Canadian war industries that have provided parts and/or services for AH-64s. Prime Contractor: Boeing (CPP investment = $71 million).
http://coat.openconcept.ca/cpp/overcoat/PDF/18.pdf F-15 "Eagle" tactical fighter/bomber. Go to above for a list of 21 Canadian war industries that have provided parts and/or services for F-15s. Prime Contractor: Boeing (CPP investment = $71 million).
http://coat.openconcept.ca/cpp/overcoat/PDF/19.pdf F-16 "Fighting Falcon" multi-role fighter/bomber. Go to above for a list of 18 Canadian war industries that have provided parts and/or services for F-16s. Prime Contractor: Lockheed Martin (CPP investment = $27 million).
The above urls lead to original research by the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade, COAT has also collected data on these weapons delivery systems, such as:
# their use in dozens of previous wars, invasions, regime changes and bombardments, etc.
# their use in entertaining children during "performances" at Canadian "air shows," and
# http://coat.ncf.ca/our_magazine/links/52/52-48-49.pdf Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) involvement. (In 2001 and 2002 alone, the CCC brokered $7.5 million in Canadian exports for AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s.)
http://coat.ncf.ca/our_magazine/links/52/52-48-49.pdf
Canadian War Industry Subsidies to Political Parties
Many Canadians would be dismayed if they were ever to learn that both the Liberal and Conservative Party (and its predecessors) have received millions in political donations from war industries. Go to the url above for a list of known donations from Canadian war-industries to these political parties between 1993 and 2002. Included are about 15 corporations that have exported parts and services for US AH-64s, F-15s and/or F-16s: AlliedSignal Aerospace, Atlantis Aerospace, Bristol Aerospace, CAE, CMC, Devtek, DRS Flight Safety and Communications, DY4, Elcan, Heroux, Litton, Magellan and Rockwell International of Canada.
http://coat.ncf.ca/our_magazine/links/52/52-44-45.pdf
Canadian Government Subsidies to War Industries
Over the last three decades, Canadian war industries have received about $5 billion in grants and unrepaid loans from the Canadian government, thanks to such programs as Industry Canada's Technology Partnerships Canada (formerly known as the Defence Industry Productivity Program). Go to the url above for a list of such Canadian military industries, including about 25 that have exported parts and/or services for US AH-64s, F-15s and/or F-16s: AlliedSignal Aerospace, Atlantis Systems, AWSM Enterprises, BAE Systems, Bristol Aerospace, Cercast, CMC Electronics, Derlan Aerospace, Devtek, DRS Flight Safety and Communications, Fag Bearings, Fleet Industries, Garrett Canada, Haley Industries, Heroux-Devtek, Honeywell ASCA, Hypernetics, IMP Group, Litton Systems Canada, Magellan Aerospace, Menasco, Rockwell International of Canada, Virtual Prototypes and West Heights Manufacturing.
http://coat.openconcept.ca/cpp
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investments in War Industries
Many Canadians would also despair if they were to somehow find out that the Canada Pension Plan has invested billions of dollars in hundreds of war industries, including many of the world's top weapons makers. Among the war industries — in which millions of Canadians are forced to invest their pension funds — are the US prime contractors overseeing production of AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s and the weapons that they "deliver."
http://coat.openconcept.ca/cpp/overcoat/PDF/32-37.pdf
CPP Investments in Weapons aboard AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s
The above url provides a detailed list of about 115 different missiles and bombs deployed by weapons delivery systems in which major Canadian components can be found. Of the 73 weapons systems listed here — whose corporate, prime contractors could be determined — 59 were built by US war industries in which the CPP now has investments. The tables below list the weapons aboard US AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s, that are built by war industries in which the CPP has investments. (If you would like to see the following tables in a formatted version go to this url: http://coat.ncf.ca/lebanon2006.html.)
AH-64 weapons Prime Contractors: AGM-114 "Hellfire" Rockwell International AGM-122 Sidearm" Motorola AIM-9 Sidewinder Lockheed Martin and Raytheon AIM-92 Stinger Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Hydra-70 Lockheed Martin.
F-15 weapons Prime Contractors: AGM-88A "HARM" Raytheon and Texas Instruments AGM-65 "Maverick" Hughes (now General Motors) and Raytheon AGM-130 Rockwell International AGM-158 "JSSM" Raytheon AIM-7 "Sparrow" Raytheon AIM-9 "Sidewinder" Lockheed Martin and Raytheon AIM-120 "Slammer" Hughes (now GM) and Raytheon CBU-87 "CEM" Aerojet General and Honeywell CBU-89 "Gator" Aerojet Ordnance and Honeywell CBU-97 "SFW" Textron Defense Systems GBU-28 "Bunker Buster" Lockheed Martin and National Forge GBU-10 "Paveway II" Texas Instruments GBU-12 "Paveway II" Texas Instruments GBU-16 "Paveway II" Texas Instruments GBU-15 Rockwell International RIM-7M "Sea Sparrow" Raytheon and General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin)
F-16 weapons Prime Contractors: AGM-88A "HARM" Raytheon and Texas Instruments AGM-65 "Maverick" Hughes (now General Motors) and Raytheon AGM-158 "JSSM" Raytheon AIM-7 "Sparrow" Raytheon AIM-9 "Sidewinder" Lockheed Martin and Raytheon AIM-120 "Slammer" Hughes (now General Motors) and Raytheon CBU-87 "CEM" Aerojet General and Honeywell CBU-89 "Gator" Aerojet Ordnance and Honeywell RIM-7M "Sea Sparrow" Raytheon and General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin)
Prime Contractor CPP investments (in millions of $Cdn) (Most recent data available from CPPIB, March 31, 2006) Boeing $71 General Motors $3 Honeywell $34 Lockheed Martin $27 Motorola $43 Raytheon $20 Rockwell Automation/ Rockwell Collins $19 Texas Instruments $65 Total $282
Glossary: AGM = Air to Ground Missile AIM = Air Intercept Missile CBU = Cluster Bomb Unit GBU = Guided Bomb Unit
Note: There are different variations of US-made AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s. Israel has these variants: AH-64A, AH-64D F-15A, F-15B, F-15C, F-15D, F-15I F-16A, F-16B, F-16C, F-16D, F-16I Corporate, government and media sources on the export of Canadian parts/services, do not always mention specific variants. Therefore, some Canadian exports for these US weapons systems may not be aboard the specific variants used by Israel.
Contact Richard Sanders, coordinator, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) and editor of COAT's magazine, Press for Conversion! for more information.
Related addresses:
eMail 1: overcoat@rogers.com
URL 1: coat.ncf.ca/lebanon2006.html
URL 2: coat.openconcept.ca/cpp/
