Elbit Systems, Israel's largest arms manufacturer, operates 16 sites across the UK and supplies around 85% of Israel's drones and military ground equipment.

Elbit is Israel's largest privately-owned defence company and campaign groups (CAAT) document its subsidiaries across around 16 UK sites. The 85% figure is accurate for Israel's military drone fleet, but Elbit is reported to supply roughly 80% (not 85%) of the land/ground forces equipment; the speaker conflates the two. These are activist/NGO-sourced estimates, not official Israeli government figures.

▸ Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) — Elbit Systems company profile

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 10:08 · Broadcast: E-petition debate relating to pro-Israel influence on UK politics & democracy - Monday 22 June 2026.

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