General Electric
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Head office: 1 Neumann Way, Cincinnati, OH 45215, USA. Tel.: +1-617-443-3000. Israeli office: Tuval St 40, Ramat Gan 5252247, Israel
General Electric, also known as GE Aerospace, is a US-based publicly traded multinational conglomerate company active in the fields of power, renewable energy, aviation and healthcare. The company's aviation division provides jet engines, components and integrated systems for military aircraft.
Services to the Israeli military
General Electric provides engines and components that are used in Israel’s air and naval military forces, including for the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, KC-46 tanker aircraft, CH-53 Heavy Lift helicopter and the Sa’ar 5 naval missile ship.
General Electric's engines power the F-16 and F-15 fighter jets and the AH-64 Apache which have been used in repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza, and the West Bank, including the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructures and in attacks on homes and refugee camps. General Electric's gas turbines are used to power the Israeli Navy's attack ships that enforce the illegal naval blockade of Gaza. For more see Who Profits’ update from December 2023: The Companies Supplying Weapons to Israel’s Attack on Gaza.
The company supplies Israel directly with various equipment and services through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program. It has provided Israel with gas turbines, jet engines, support services, aircraft propellers and components, a range of other engines, and other military accessories, and technical services to the engines in use by the Israeli military.
F-15 and F-16 Fighter Jets
GE supplies its F110-GE-129 engines for the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets and the Boeing F-15 fighter jets in use by the Israeli military.
In November 2024, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the purchase of 25 Boeing F-15IA fighter planes, the Israeli designation for the F-15EX Eagle II, powered by new F110-GE-129 engines with an option to acquire an additional 25 jets. The purchase was valued at USD 5.2 billion and funded through US military aid. The new F-15IAs will be capable of carrying up to 24 air-to-air missiles. The first F-15IA is expected to be delivered in 2031, with subsequent deliveries occurring at a rate of four to six units per year.
F-15 and F-16 fighter jets have been used extensively by the Israeli Air Force in its deadly attacks on Gaza, including in 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Since October 2023, F-15 and F-16 jets have participated in extensive attacks on civilians in the besieged Gaza, including displaced people and medical personnel, on residential buildings, schools, hospitals, shelters for displaced people, media offices, and cemeteries.
Gaza 2023-2025
On July 2nd, 2025, an Israeli F-16 aircraft targeted Dr. Marwan Sultan, the director of the Indonesian Hospital, who was killed by a missile airstrike on his home in Gaza City along with several family members.
On May 13, 2025, Israeli F-16 jets attacked the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip without any prior warning. Nine missiles hit the courtyard of the hospital, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70.
On October 10, 2024, at least 28 people were killed and 54 were injured in an Israeli F-16 airstrike on the Rufaida al-Aslamia school, which sheltered displaced families in the central Gaza Strip.
On August 4, 2024, an Israeli F-16 jet attacked the Hassan Salama School in Gaza City, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens. The school was serving as a shelter for displaced people.
F-15 and F-16 jets have also participated in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Yemen and Iran in 2024 and 2025. In September 2024, Israeli F-16s aircraft attacking Lebanon dropped over two thousand munitions in just three days.
AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters
GE supplies its T901 and T700 engines for the Boeing AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fleet used by the Israeli Air Force.
AH-64 Apache helicopters have been used extensively by the Israeli military in recent deadly airstrikes on Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Apache helicopters have participated in previous Israeli military assaults on Gaza, including in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to this day. They were also used in numerous attacks carried out on, including in Beirut, in southern Lebanon, and the al-Rashidiya Palestinian refugee camp.
Gaza 2023-2025
Since the beginning of Israel's unprecedented ongoing attack on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, Advanced Apache helicopters operated by the Israeli Air Force Squadron 113, known as "The Wasp," are taking part in unprecedented strikes in Gaza with targeted killings, guided missiles airstrikes, and air support for ground forces operating inside the Gaza Strip. Each helicopter carries six to eight precision missiles, plus hundreds of relatively long-range shells.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, known as the “Yanshuf” in the Israeli Air Force, is an armed combat helicopter used for troop transport, supply transfer, and evacuations. Israeli Black Hawk helicopters are powered by two General Electric T700-GE-701C engines, each producing 1,890 shaft horsepower. Black Hawk helicopters of the 123rd Squadron of the Israeli Air Force have been operational in the Gaza Strip continuously since October 2023. The UH-60 Black Hawk were also used in dozens of sorties in the 2014 Israeli attacks on Gaza.
West Bank
In June 2023, Israel attacked with Apache helicopters in the occupied West Bank for the first time in over 20 years during a raid on Jenin, which killed at least five Palestinians and wounded 91.
Sa’ar 5
General Electric's LM2500 gas turbines are used to power the Israeli Navy's missile ships, the Corvette Sa'ar 5, which are used for military strikes and enforcing the illegal naval blockade of Gaza.
Sa’ar 5 missile ships were used by the Israeli Navy during the 2006 war on Lebanon and the 2008-2009 assault on Gaza.
GE's gas turbines provide 30,000 horsepower to the Sa’ar 5 assault ships which include systems and technologies and are equipped with sophisticated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and helicopter landing equipment, including long-range Gabriel 5 missiles, Barak 1 missiles for protection against aircraft and missiles, and two Typhoon cannons.
CH-53K Helicopter
General Electric provides its GE38-1B engines for the Israeli military’s Lockheed Martin CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters.
In April 2023, General Electric Aviation was awarded a contract to manufacture and supply forty T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines to power CH-53K helicopters to the Israeli Government for USD 153.7 million from U.S Foreign Military Sales to Israel (in Israeli Foreign Military Sales funds).
The agreement was part of a USD 683.7 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply a total of 169 T408 engines for the U.S. Navy and the Israeli Government. The contract includes associated engine, programmatic, and logistics support, and is expected to be completed by June 2027.
In 2021, the IMOD selected the CH-53K helicopter to replace the helicopter fleet in the Air Force. That same year, Israel purchased 18 CH-53K Helicopters powered by General Electric's GE38-1B engines at an estimated cost of USD 3.4 billion as part of U.S Foreign Military Sales to Israel. In July 2021, the U.S. State Department approved the Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel with support and related equipment of up to 60 General Electric T408-GE-400 Engines for the Israeli Air Force.
KC-46
General Electric provides components for mission control systems and flight management systems for the Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft in service of the Israeli Air Force.
The KC-46 tanker aircraft are operated by Squadron 120 of the Israeli Air Force from Nevatim Air Base, located in the Naqab region.
In 2022, Israel purchased four Boeing KC-46 tankers with an option for two more as part of the procurement program. The first aircraft is scheduled to arrive in the first half of 2026 and are expected to significantly improve Israel's attack and bombing capabilities.
In October 2024, the Israeli Air Force carried out a strike in Yemen using the KC-46.
IAI Kfir
General Electric also supplied the J79 engine for the IAI Kfir multi-role armed fighter, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The IAI Kfir entered service in 1975 and was later replaced by more advanced F-15 and F-16 aircraft.
Wind Turbines in the Occupied Syrian Golan
General Electric provides wind turbines and maintenance services to two large Israeli wind energy production projects in the occupied Syrian Golan.
Ruach Beresheet Wind Farm
Ruach Beresheet (Wind of Genesis) wind farm in the occupied Syrian Golan is the largest Israeli renewable energy project to exist on both sides of the Green Line so far.
The wind farm consists of 39 wind turbines made by General Electric company, of which 34 have been connected to the Israeli national electricity grid. General Electric is also responsible for the production, supply, transportation, hoisting, and running of the turbines at the project site. According to an agreement from 2021, General Electric will provide operation and maintenance services for the turbines for 20 years.
The wind farm is located in Tel el Farass area in the occupied Syrian Golan and was established by Enlight Renewable Energy in partnership with eight settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan - Yonatan, Alonei HaBashan, Ramat Magshimim, Mevo Hama, Natur, Kanaf, Avnei Eitan and Ma'ale Gamla - which together own 10% of the project.
Each turbine has a capacity of 5.3 megawatts and stands approximately 175 meters tall. The turbines are set to produce electricity in an annual volume equivalent to the annual consumption of approximately 70,000 households, for the benefit of Israeli households and industry on both sides of the Green Line.
Emek Habacha Wind Farm
Emek Habacha wind farm is located in the northern occupied Syrian Golan and consists of 40 wind turbines made by General Electric.
General Electric also employs electrical engineers and field technicians on the site who provide maintenance services, management and training of subcontractors, purchase orders and work with suppliers, equipment ordering and inventory management.
The farm wind was established by Enlight Renewable Energy in partnership with six settlements in the Syrian Golan: Kidmat Zvi, Elrom, Alonei HaBashan, Odem, Neve Ativ, and Ortal. The wind farm is expected to generate power for 40,000 Israeli households.
For more, see Who Profits report: Greenwashing Dispossession: The Israeli Renewable Energy Industry and the Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources.
General Electric, also known as GE Aerospace, is a US-based publicly traded multinational conglomerate company active in the fields of power, renewable energy, aviation and healthcare. The company's aviation division provides jet engines, components and integrated systems for military aircraft.
Services to the Israeli military
General Electric provides engines and components that are used in Israel’s air and naval military forces, including for the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, KC-46 tanker aircraft, CH-53 Heavy Lift helicopter and the Sa’ar 5 naval missile ship.
General Electric's engines power the F-16 and F-15 fighter jets and the AH-64 Apache which have been used in repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza, and the West Bank, including the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructures and in attacks on homes and refugee camps. General Electric's gas turbines are used to power the Israeli Navy's attack ships that enforce the illegal naval blockade of Gaza. For more see Who Profits’ update from December 2023: The Companies Supplying Weapons to Israel’s Attack on Gaza.
The company supplies Israel directly with various equipment and services through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program. It has provided Israel with gas turbines, jet engines, support services, aircraft propellers and components, a range of other engines, and other military accessories, and technical services to the engines in use by the Israeli military.
F-15 and F-16 Fighter Jets
GE supplies its F110-GE-129 engines for the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets and the Boeing F-15 fighter jets in use by the Israeli military.
In November 2024, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the purchase of 25 Boeing F-15IA fighter planes, the Israeli designation for the F-15EX Eagle II, powered by new F110-GE-129 engines with an option to acquire an additional 25 jets. The purchase was valued at USD 5.2 billion and funded through US military aid. The new F-15IAs will be capable of carrying up to 24 air-to-air missiles. The first F-15IA is expected to be delivered in 2031, with subsequent deliveries occurring at a rate of four to six units per year.
F-15 and F-16 fighter jets have been used extensively by the Israeli Air Force in its deadly attacks on Gaza, including in 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Since October 2023, F-15 and F-16 jets have participated in extensive attacks on civilians in the besieged Gaza, including displaced people and medical personnel, on residential buildings, schools, hospitals, shelters for displaced people, media offices, and cemeteries.
Gaza 2023-2025
On July 2nd, 2025, an Israeli F-16 aircraft targeted Dr. Marwan Sultan, the director of the Indonesian Hospital, who was killed by a missile airstrike on his home in Gaza City along with several family members.
On May 13, 2025, Israeli F-16 jets attacked the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip without any prior warning. Nine missiles hit the courtyard of the hospital, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70.
On October 10, 2024, at least 28 people were killed and 54 were injured in an Israeli F-16 airstrike on the Rufaida al-Aslamia school, which sheltered displaced families in the central Gaza Strip.
On August 4, 2024, an Israeli F-16 jet attacked the Hassan Salama School in Gaza City, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens. The school was serving as a shelter for displaced people.
F-15 and F-16 jets have also participated in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Yemen and Iran in 2024 and 2025. In September 2024, Israeli F-16s aircraft attacking Lebanon dropped over two thousand munitions in just three days.
AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters
GE supplies its T901 and T700 engines for the Boeing AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fleet used by the Israeli Air Force.
AH-64 Apache helicopters have been used extensively by the Israeli military in recent deadly airstrikes on Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Apache helicopters have participated in previous Israeli military assaults on Gaza, including in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to this day. They were also used in numerous attacks carried out on, including in Beirut, in southern Lebanon, and the al-Rashidiya Palestinian refugee camp.
Gaza 2023-2025
Since the beginning of Israel's unprecedented ongoing attack on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, Advanced Apache helicopters operated by the Israeli Air Force Squadron 113, known as "The Wasp," are taking part in unprecedented strikes in Gaza with targeted killings, guided missiles airstrikes, and air support for ground forces operating inside the Gaza Strip. Each helicopter carries six to eight precision missiles, plus hundreds of relatively long-range shells.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, known as the “Yanshuf” in the Israeli Air Force, is an armed combat helicopter used for troop transport, supply transfer, and evacuations. Israeli Black Hawk helicopters are powered by two General Electric T700-GE-701C engines, each producing 1,890 shaft horsepower. Black Hawk helicopters of the 123rd Squadron of the Israeli Air Force have been operational in the Gaza Strip continuously since October 2023. The UH-60 Black Hawk were also used in dozens of sorties in the 2014 Israeli attacks on Gaza.
West Bank
In June 2023, Israel attacked with Apache helicopters in the occupied West Bank for the first time in over 20 years during a raid on Jenin, which killed at least five Palestinians and wounded 91.
Sa’ar 5
General Electric's LM2500 gas turbines are used to power the Israeli Navy's missile ships, the Corvette Sa'ar 5, which are used for military strikes and enforcing the illegal naval blockade of Gaza.
Sa’ar 5 missile ships were used by the Israeli Navy during the 2006 war on Lebanon and the 2008-2009 assault on Gaza.
GE's gas turbines provide 30,000 horsepower to the Sa’ar 5 assault ships which include systems and technologies and are equipped with sophisticated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and helicopter landing equipment, including long-range Gabriel 5 missiles, Barak 1 missiles for protection against aircraft and missiles, and two Typhoon cannons.
CH-53K Helicopter
General Electric provides its GE38-1B engines for the Israeli military’s Lockheed Martin CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters.
In April 2023, General Electric Aviation was awarded a contract to manufacture and supply forty T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines to power CH-53K helicopters to the Israeli Government for USD 153.7 million from U.S Foreign Military Sales to Israel (in Israeli Foreign Military Sales funds).
The agreement was part of a USD 683.7 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply a total of 169 T408 engines for the U.S. Navy and the Israeli Government. The contract includes associated engine, programmatic, and logistics support, and is expected to be completed by June 2027.
In 2021, the IMOD selected the CH-53K helicopter to replace the helicopter fleet in the Air Force. That same year, Israel purchased 18 CH-53K Helicopters powered by General Electric's GE38-1B engines at an estimated cost of USD 3.4 billion as part of U.S Foreign Military Sales to Israel. In July 2021, the U.S. State Department approved the Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel with support and related equipment of up to 60 General Electric T408-GE-400 Engines for the Israeli Air Force.
KC-46
General Electric provides components for mission control systems and flight management systems for the Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft in service of the Israeli Air Force.
The KC-46 tanker aircraft are operated by Squadron 120 of the Israeli Air Force from Nevatim Air Base, located in the Naqab region.
In 2022, Israel purchased four Boeing KC-46 tankers with an option for two more as part of the procurement program. The first aircraft is scheduled to arrive in the first half of 2026 and are expected to significantly improve Israel's attack and bombing capabilities.
In October 2024, the Israeli Air Force carried out a strike in Yemen using the KC-46.
IAI Kfir
General Electric also supplied the J79 engine for the IAI Kfir multi-role armed fighter, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The IAI Kfir entered service in 1975 and was later replaced by more advanced F-15 and F-16 aircraft.
Wind Turbines in the Occupied Syrian Golan
General Electric provides wind turbines and maintenance services to two large Israeli wind energy production projects in the occupied Syrian Golan.
Ruach Beresheet Wind Farm
Ruach Beresheet (Wind of Genesis) wind farm in the occupied Syrian Golan is the largest Israeli renewable energy project to exist on both sides of the Green Line so far.
The wind farm consists of 39 wind turbines made by General Electric company, of which 34 have been connected to the Israeli national electricity grid. General Electric is also responsible for the production, supply, transportation, hoisting, and running of the turbines at the project site. According to an agreement from 2021, General Electric will provide operation and maintenance services for the turbines for 20 years.
The wind farm is located in Tel el Farass area in the occupied Syrian Golan and was established by Enlight Renewable Energy in partnership with eight settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan - Yonatan, Alonei HaBashan, Ramat Magshimim, Mevo Hama, Natur, Kanaf, Avnei Eitan and Ma'ale Gamla - which together own 10% of the project.
Each turbine has a capacity of 5.3 megawatts and stands approximately 175 meters tall. The turbines are set to produce electricity in an annual volume equivalent to the annual consumption of approximately 70,000 households, for the benefit of Israeli households and industry on both sides of the Green Line.
Emek Habacha Wind Farm
Emek Habacha wind farm is located in the northern occupied Syrian Golan and consists of 40 wind turbines made by General Electric.
General Electric also employs electrical engineers and field technicians on the site who provide maintenance services, management and training of subcontractors, purchase orders and work with suppliers, equipment ordering and inventory management.
The farm wind was established by Enlight Renewable Energy in partnership with six settlements in the Syrian Golan: Kidmat Zvi, Elrom, Alonei HaBashan, Odem, Neve Ativ, and Ortal. The wind farm is expected to generate power for 40,000 Israeli households.
For more, see Who Profits report: Greenwashing Dispossession: The Israeli Renewable Energy Industry and the Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources.
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General Electric
Head office: 1 Neumann Way, Cincinnati, OH 45215, USA. Tel.: +1-617-443-3000.
Israeli office: Tuval St 40, Ramat Gan 5252247, Israel
General Electric, also known as GE Aerospace, is a US-based publicly traded multinational conglomerate company active in the fields of power, renewable energy, aviation and healthcare. The company's aviation division provides jet engines, components and integrated systems for military aircraft.
Services to the Israeli military
General Electric provides engines and components that are used in Israel’s air and naval military forces, including for the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, KC-46 tanker aircraft, CH-53 Heavy Lift helicopter and the Sa’ar 5 naval missile ship.
General Electric's engines power the F-16 and F-15 fighter jets and the AH-64 Apache which have been used in repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza, and the West Bank, including the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructures and in attacks on homes and refugee camps. General Electric's gas turbines are used to power the Israeli Navy's attack ships that enforce the illegal naval blockade of Gaza. For more see Who Profits’ update from December 2023: The Companies Supplying Weapons to Israel’s Attack on Gaza.
The company supplies Israel directly with various equipment and services through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program. It has provided Israel with gas turbines, jet engines, support services, aircraft propellers and components, a range of other engines, and other military accessories, and technical services to the engines in use by the Israeli military.
F-15 and F-16 Fighter Jets
GE supplies its F110-GE-129 engines for the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets and the Boeing F-15 fighter jets in use by the Israeli military.
In November 2024, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the purchase of 25 Boeing F-15IA fighter planes, the Israeli designation for the F-15EX Eagle II, powered by new F110-GE-129 engines with an option to acquire an additional 25 jets. The purchase was valued at USD 5.2 billion and funded through US military aid. The new F-15IAs will be capable of carrying up to 24 air-to-air missiles. The first F-15IA is expected to be delivered in 2031, with subsequent deliveries occurring at a rate of four to six units per year.
F-15 and F-16 fighter jets have been used extensively by the Israeli Air Force in its deadly attacks on Gaza, including in 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Since October 2023, F-15 and F-16 jets have participated in extensive attacks on civilians in the besieged Gaza, including displaced people and medical personnel, on residential buildings, schools, hospitals, shelters for displaced people, media offices, and cemeteries.
Gaza 2023-2025
On July 2nd, 2025, an Israeli F-16 aircraft targeted Dr. Marwan Sultan, the director of the Indonesian Hospital, who was killed by a missile airstrike on his home in Gaza City along with several family members.
On May 13, 2025, Israeli F-16 jets attacked the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip without any prior warning. Nine missiles hit the courtyard of the hospital, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70.
On October 10, 2024, at least 28 people were killed and 54 were injured in an Israeli F-16 airstrike on the Rufaida al-Aslamia school, which sheltered displaced families in the central Gaza Strip.
On August 4, 2024, an Israeli F-16 jet attacked the Hassan Salama School in Gaza City, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens. The school was serving as a shelter for displaced people.
F-15 and F-16 jets have also participated in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Yemen and Iran in 2024 and 2025. In September 2024, Israeli F-16s aircraft attacking Lebanon dropped over two thousand munitions in just three days.
AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters
GE supplies its T901 and T700 engines for the Boeing AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fleet used by the Israeli Air Force.
AH-64 Apache helicopters have been used extensively by the Israeli military in recent deadly airstrikes on Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Apache helicopters have participated in previous Israeli military assaults on Gaza, including in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to this day. They were also used in numerous attacks carried out on, including in Beirut, in southern Lebanon, and the al-Rashidiya Palestinian refugee camp.
Gaza 2023-2025
Since the beginning of Israel's unprecedented ongoing attack on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, Advanced Apache helicopters operated by the Israeli Air Force Squadron 113, known as "The Wasp," are taking part in unprecedented strikes in Gaza with targeted killings, guided missiles airstrikes, and air support for ground forces operating inside the Gaza Strip. Each helicopter carries six to eight precision missiles, plus hundreds of relatively long-range shells.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, known as the “Yanshuf” in the Israeli Air Force, is an armed combat helicopter used for troop transport, supply transfer, and evacuations. Israeli Black Hawk helicopters are powered by two General Electric T700-GE-701C engines, each producing 1,890 shaft horsepower. Black Hawk helicopters of the 123rd Squadron of the Israeli Air Force have been operational in the Gaza Strip continuously since October 2023. The UH-60 Black Hawk were also used in dozens of sorties in the 2014 Israeli attacks on Gaza.
West Bank
In June 2023, Israel attacked with Apache helicopters in the occupied West Bank for the first time in over 20 years during a raid on Jenin, which killed at least five Palestinians and wounded 91.
Sa’ar 5
General Electric's LM2500 gas turbines are used to power the Israeli Navy's missile ships, the Corvette Sa'ar 5, which are used for military strikes and enforcing the illegal naval blockade of Gaza.
Sa’ar 5 missile ships were used by the Israeli Navy during the 2006 war on Lebanon and the 2008-2009 assault on Gaza.
GE's gas turbines provide 30,000 horsepower to the Sa’ar 5 assault ships which include systems and technologies and are equipped with sophisticated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and helicopter landing equipment, including long-range Gabriel 5 missiles, Barak 1 missiles for protection against aircraft and missiles, and two Typhoon cannons.
CH-53K Helicopter
General Electric provides its GE38-1B engines for the Israeli military’s Lockheed Martin CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters.
In April 2023, General Electric Aviation was awarded a contract to manufacture and supply forty T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines to power CH-53K helicopters to the Israeli Government for USD 153.7 million from U.S Foreign Military Sales to Israel (in Israeli Foreign Military Sales funds).
The agreement was part of a USD 683.7 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply a total of 169 T408 engines for the U.S. Navy and the Israeli Government. The contract includes associated engine, programmatic, and logistics support, and is expected to be completed by June 2027.
In 2021, the IMOD selected the CH-53K helicopter to replace the helicopter fleet in the Air Force. That same year, Israel purchased 18 CH-53K Helicopters powered by General Electric's GE38-1B engines at an estimated cost of USD 3.4 billion as part of U.S Foreign Military Sales to Israel. In July 2021, the U.S. State Department approved the Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel with support and related equipment of up to 60 General Electric T408-GE-400 Engines for the Israeli Air Force.
KC-46
General Electric provides components for mission control systems and flight management systems for the Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft in service of the Israeli Air Force.
The KC-46 tanker aircraft are operated by Squadron 120 of the Israeli Air Force from Nevatim Air Base, located in the Naqab region.
In 2022, Israel purchased four Boeing KC-46 tankers with an option for two more as part of the procurement program. The first aircraft is scheduled to arrive in the first half of 2026 and are expected to significantly improve Israel's attack and bombing capabilities.
In October 2024, the Israeli Air Force carried out a strike in Yemen using the KC-46.
IAI Kfir
General Electric also supplied the J79 engine for the IAI Kfir multi-role armed fighter, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The IAI Kfir entered service in 1975 and was later replaced by more advanced F-15 and F-16 aircraft.
Wind Turbines in the Occupied Syrian Golan
General Electric provides wind turbines and maintenance services to two large Israeli wind energy production projects in the occupied Syrian Golan.
Ruach Beresheet Wind Farm
Ruach Beresheet (Wind of Genesis) wind farm in the occupied Syrian Golan is the largest Israeli renewable energy project to exist on both sides of the Green Line so far.
The wind farm consists of 39 wind turbines made by General Electric company, of which 34 have been connected to the Israeli national electricity grid. General Electric is also responsible for the production, supply, transportation, hoisting, and running of the turbines at the project site. According to an agreement from 2021, General Electric will provide operation and maintenance services for the turbines for 20 years.
The wind farm is located in Tel el Farass area in the occupied Syrian Golan and was established by Enlight Renewable Energy in partnership with eight settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan - Yonatan, Alonei HaBashan, Ramat Magshimim, Mevo Hama, Natur, Kanaf, Avnei Eitan and Ma'ale Gamla - which together own 10% of the project.
Each turbine has a capacity of 5.3 megawatts and stands approximately 175 meters tall. The turbines are set to produce electricity in an annual volume equivalent to the annual consumption of approximately 70,000 households, for the benefit of Israeli households and industry on both sides of the Green Line.
Emek Habacha Wind Farm
Emek Habacha wind farm is located in the northern occupied Syrian Golan and consists of 40 wind turbines made by General Electric.
General Electric also employs electrical engineers and field technicians on the site who provide maintenance services, management and training of subcontractors, purchase orders and work with suppliers, equipment ordering and inventory management.
The farm wind was established by Enlight Renewable Energy in partnership with six settlements in the Syrian Golan: Kidmat Zvi, Elrom, Alonei HaBashan, Odem, Neve Ativ, and Ortal. The wind farm is expected to generate power for 40,000 Israeli households.
For more, see Who Profits report: Greenwashing Dispossession: The Israeli Renewable Energy Industry and the Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources.
Ownership
The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol: GE
Major shareholders include: Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. (8.43%), BlackRock Advisors LLC (5.96%), Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC (5.96%), TCI Fund Management Ltd. (4.43%), Capital Research & Management Co. (International Investors) (4.41%), STATE STREET CORPORATION (4.06%), Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) (3.16%), T. Rowe Price International Ltd. (2.34%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.17%), Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors) (1.62%).
Chairman of the Board & CEO: H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
Subsidiaries
The company has 80 subsidiaries worldwide.
Israeli subsidiaries: GE Vernova Energy Israel Ltd.
GE Vernova International LLC is the company representative in Israel.
Partners
Boeing, Enlight Renewable Energy, EL AL Israel Airlines, Israel Aerospace Industries
* This section refers to the company's general business partners
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Settlements
Alonei HaBashan | Avnei Eitan | El Rom | Kanaf | Kidmat Tzvi | Ma’ale Gamla | Mevo Khama | Natur | Neve Ativ | Odem | Ortal | Ramat Magshimim | Yonatan
Global Presence
Global Presence
Australia | Bermuda | Brazil | Czech Republic | France | India | Italy | Japan | Luxembourg | Malaysia | Mexico | Netherlands | Poland | Singapore | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | United Kingdom