Honeywell International Inc. - Military Forensic Audit

Audit Phase: Military Subject: Honeywell International Inc. Research Date: 28 June 2026

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

Israeli Ministry of Defense - M-346 Master Engine Contract (2012–ongoing)

On 7–10 September 2012, Honeywell announced, on behalf of International Turbine Engine Company LLC (ITEC) - a joint venture comprising Honeywell, Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), and NDIDF - a contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) valued at approximately US $735 million for the supply of F124-GA-200 turbofan engines and long-term aftermarket support for 30 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master advanced jet trainer aircraft, designated “Lavi,” for the Israeli Air Force (IAF) ¹²³⁴. The broader M-346 aircraft purchase agreement between Alenia Aermacchi and IMOD was valued at approximately US $1 billion, signed in July 2012, with Honeywell’s engine and support package representing $735 million of that total ³. The Israeli contractual counterparty named in the engine contract is TOR, a joint venture between Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) ¹³. The first M-346 Lavi aircraft were delivered to the IAF in July 2014 ².

US Foreign Military Sales - F-15 and F-16 Wheel and Brake Systems (2015–2017)

Through the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, Honeywell supplied Israel with wheel and brake systems for its fleet of F-15 and F-16 warplanes between 2015 and 2017 ⁵.

US Foreign Military Sales - F-15 Engine Containment Rings (2023–2024)

Honeywell supplied Israel with containment rings for the F-15 engine during the period 2023–2024, also through the US FMS program ⁵.

IAF Boeing 707 Tanker Cockpit Avionics Upgrade (2007–2011)

Between 2007 and 2011, Honeywell participated in an IAI-led programme to upgrade the cockpit avionics of the Israeli Air Force Boeing 707 “Re’em” tanker fleet, installing a new glass cockpit suite comprising six multifunction displays, updated communications equipment, and a global air traffic management system ⁵⁶. Honeywell also trained IAF pilots on these upgraded systems at a US facility ⁵.

Defence Marketing

Honeywell Aerospace maintains a dedicated defence industry section on its public website, marketing directly to defence customers and listing the F-35 among its primary platform programmes ⁷. No independent verification of a specific Honeywell listing in Israel’s SIBAT official defence industry directory was obtained during this research.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

HG1700 Inertial Measurement Unit - JDAM Guidance Kits

Honeywell manufactures the HG1700 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), described by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) as “the heart” of Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit, which converts unguided free-fall bombs into GPS/INS-guided precision weapons ⁵⁸. The HG1700 provides the precise inertial orientation data governing the weapon’s autonomous flight path ⁵. Honeywell received a Boeing contract for manufacture of over 8,000 HG1700 IMUs for JDAM and has cumulatively produced more than 450,000 HG1700 IMUs across military and commercial applications globally ⁵. On 30 June 2025, the US State Department approved an FMS sale to Israel of more than 7,000 JDAM guidance kits - comprising 3,845 KMU-558B/B kits for BLU-109 bombs and 3,280 KMU-572F/B kits for MK 82 bombs - valued at $510 million, with Boeing as prime contractor ⁹. Honeywell’s HG1700 and HG1930 IMUs are identified in trade press as the guidance sub-system for JDAM kits ⁹.

HG1930 Inertial Measurement Unit - GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb

Honeywell manufactures the HG1930 IMU (confirmed part number HG1930BA06), identified by AFSC as an integral component of Boeing’s GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), characterised as Israel’s “weapon of choice” in 2023–2024 operations in Gaza ⁵¹⁰¹¹. On 6 June 2024, Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit identified an intact Honeywell HG1930BA06 IMU recovered from the rubble of the al-Sardi school - a UN-operated facility in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza - following an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 40 Palestinians, including 14 children and 9 women, and wounded 74 others ¹⁰¹¹. The component bore a 2022 manufacture date and was traced to Honeywell’s Minneapolis facility by its manufacturer identification code ¹⁰¹¹. In March 2026, Israel placed an additional order for up to 5,000 GBU-39/B SDBs at an approximate value of $289 million, incorporating Honeywell HG1930 IMUs as a key navigation sub-system, with deliveries not expected for 36 months ¹².

GPS Anti-Jam Navigation System - Dual Military Application (2017–present)

In July 2017, Honeywell and IAI signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop an integrated GPS Anti-Jam navigation system combining IAI’s ADA Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna-based anti-jamming system with Honeywell’s Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System (EGI) ¹³¹⁴. In June 2018, the two parties formalised a teaming agreement to market the jointly developed system to third-party military customers ¹⁵¹⁶. The system is designed for military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, ships, and other platforms operating in GPS-denied or GPS-jammed environments ¹³¹⁶. IAI holds Israeli MoD authorisation to export the ADA system to approved nations, and prior to the partnership ADA had generated tens of millions of dollars in operational revenues in Israel and internationally ¹⁵¹⁶.

F-35 Lightning II Sub-Systems (Ongoing)

Honeywell manufactures and supplies multiple sub-systems for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which Israel operates as the F-35I “Adir” ¹⁷⁷. Confirmed Honeywell components for the F-35 platform include: the Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS), manufactured at Honeywell Aerospace’s Arizona facility, with the 1,750th PTMS turbomachine milestone reported ¹⁷⁷; the GTS130 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), which provides auxiliary and emergency power and facilitates engine start-up ⁷; radar altimeters, inertial navigation systems, engine fuel controls, wheels and brakes, and pilot life support systems ⁵⁷; and radio frequency components integrated into the AN/APG-81 radar and AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare suite ¹⁸. Honeywell’s UK subsidiary received three export licences for aircraft components to Israel between 2022 and 2023, understood to include F-35 components ¹⁹.

UK Export Licences for Military Goods to Israel (2008–2023)

Between 2008 and 2020–2021, Honeywell applied to the UK government for 30 export licences to sell Israel military goods through British subsidiaries, with all licences approved ⁵¹⁹. Product-specific details are not publicly disclosed under UK export control practice ¹⁹. Honeywell’s UK subsidiary received three additional approved licences for aircraft components to Israel during 2022–2023 ¹⁹.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

No public evidence identified of Honeywell equipment being used in Israeli settlement construction, separation barrier maintenance, demolition of Palestinian structures, military base construction, or checkpoint infrastructure in the West Bank, Gaza, or the Golan Heights. Sources reviewed for this section include the AFSC Investigate company profile ⁵, Corporate Watch reporting ²⁰, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre records ¹¹²¹, and the September 2025 UN OHCHR press release on its updated database of businesses involved in Israeli settlements - which lists 158 companies but does not identify Honeywell in publicly accessible records ²². The UN A/HRC/59/23 report of 2 July 2025 names multiple companies in the context of Israeli settlement activity and military operations but does not mention Honeywell ²³. All Honeywell–Israel evidence identified during this research relates to aerospace, avionics, and precision weapons sub-systems, not to construction, infrastructure, or heavy machinery ⁵¹¹²⁰.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) - Multiple Formal Agreements

Honeywell and IAI are parties to multiple, overlapping co-development and supply agreements across distinct military capability areas ^5132416.

GPS Anti-Jam Navigation (2017–present): Honeywell and IAI signed an MoU in July 2017 and a formal teaming agreement in June 2018 to co-develop and market an integrated military GPS anti-jam navigation system combining IAI’s ADA antenna with Honeywell’s EGI ¹³¹⁶¹⁴. Honeywell’s corporate press release confirmed the partnership and its intended customer base spanning military aircraft, UAVs, and naval vessels ¹⁶.

Heron UAS Sense-and-Avoid System (2016–2018): On 11 July 2016, Honeywell and IAI announced a partnership funded by the binational US–Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation to develop a sense-and-avoid capability for the IAI Heron 1 MALE (Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance) unmanned aerial system ²⁴²⁵. The system integrated Honeywell-developed software, algorithms, hardware, and sensor fusion with IAI’s collision avoidance maneuvering logic and Ground Control Station interface ²⁴²⁵. A flight demonstration on the Heron 1 platform was conducted in 2018 in Israeli airspace ²⁴. The IAI Heron family has been deployed by the IDF in surveillance and strike-support operations in Gaza and the West Bank ²⁶.

Boeing 707 Tanker Cockpit Upgrade (2007–2011): Honeywell supplied and integrated a new glass cockpit avionics suite into IAF Boeing 707 tankers converted by IAI, and conducted pilot training on the upgraded systems at a US facility ⁵⁶.

M-346 Engine Contract via TOR Joint Venture (2012): The Israeli counterparty in the M-346 engine contract is TOR, a joint venture between Elbit Systems and IAI, making Honeywell a supplier to an Elbit–IAI combine in one of the largest single-platform engine contracts on record with an Israeli government entity ¹³.

Elbit Systems - Commercial Purchasing Relationship

Honeywell purchases commercial products from Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest private defence manufacturer, per AFSC reporting ⁵. The specific product categories and financial scale of this purchasing relationship are not publicly disclosed ⁵.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing - F-35 and Precision Munitions Supply Chains

Honeywell is an established sub-system supplier to Lockheed Martin on the F-35 programme ¹⁷⁷ and to Boeing on the JDAM guidance kit and GBU-39/B SDB programmes ⁵⁸¹². US Department of Defense contract award announcements confirm Honeywell Aerospace as a participant in defence contracting rounds alongside Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and BAE Systems ²⁷.

Israeli Cybersecurity Acquisitions with Dual-Use Relevance

In June 2017, Honeywell acquired Nextnine, an Israeli industrial cybersecurity firm specialising in remote monitoring and security for operational technology (OT) environments, for a reported $40 million ²⁸²⁹. In July 2023, Honeywell announced the acquisition of SCADAfence, an Israeli OT/IoT cybersecurity company whose technology applies to critical infrastructure protection and industrial control system security ³⁰³¹.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of Honeywell holding service contracts for catering, transport, fuel supply, waste management, facilities maintenance, telecommunications, or other base-support services at IDF installations, military training centres, or detention facilities. No evidence was identified of Honeywell holding freight forwarding or port-handling contracts for Israeli military logistics or arms shipments. Sources reviewed include the AFSC Investigate company profile ⁵, Corporate Watch ²⁰, and Business & Human Rights Resource Centre records ¹¹²¹. All Honeywell–Israel relationships identified in this research are aerospace technology supply and co-development in character ⁵¹¹²⁰.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

JDAM Guidance Kits - Inertial Navigation Sub-System (Ongoing)

Honeywell’s HG1700 IMU is a critical inertial navigation sub-system in Boeing’s JDAM guidance kit, which converts unguided free-fall bombs into GPS/INS-guided precision munitions ⁵⁸. Honeywell has produced over 450,000 HG1700 IMUs cumulatively across military and commercial applications ⁵. The US State Department approved an FMS sale to Israel of more than 7,125 JDAM kits valued at $510 million on 30 June 2025, with Honeywell IMUs a key sub-system in this approval ⁹.

GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb - IMU Component (Ongoing)

Honeywell’s HG1930 IMU (part number HG1930BA06) is a precision navigation sub-system in Boeing’s GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb ⁵¹⁰¹¹. An HG1930BA06 manufactured at Honeywell’s Minneapolis facility in 2022 was forensically identified at the al-Sardi school strike site in Gaza on 6 June 2024, following an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 40 Palestinians ¹⁰¹¹. Israel placed an order for up to 5,000 additional GBU-39/B SDBs in March 2026, valued at approximately $289 million, incorporating Honeywell HG1930 IMUs ¹².

F124-GA-200 Turbofan Engine - IAF M-346 “Lavi” Fleet (2012–ongoing)

Honeywell’s F124-GA-200 turbofan engine is the sole propulsion system for the IAF’s fleet of 30 M-346 “Lavi” advanced jet trainers, with the $735 million contract covering both engine supply and long-term aftermarket support ¹²³⁴. This aftermarket support relationship makes Honeywell an ongoing sustainment partner for the operational readiness of the IAF’s advanced trainer fleet ².

F-35I “Adir” - Critical Sub-Systems (Ongoing)

Honeywell supplies the Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS), GTS130 Auxiliary Power Unit, radar altimeter, inertial navigation systems, engine fuel controls, wheels and brakes, pilot life support systems, and RF components integrated into the AN/APG-81 radar and AN/ASQ-239 EW suite on the F-35, Israel’s primary stealth combat aircraft ⁵¹⁸¹⁷⁷. Deliveries and the aftermarket support relationship are ongoing, with the 1,750th PTMS turbomachine milestone having been achieved ¹⁷⁷. Declassified Australia documented at least 68 shipments of F-35 components flown from Australia to Israel between October 2023 and September 2025, with at least 51 destined for Nevatim Airbase, where Israel’s F-35I squadrons are based, though the reporting does not specifically confirm Australian-routed Honeywell components among those shipments ¹⁸.

Strategic and Missile Defence Systems

No public evidence identified of Honeywell holding a direct role as prime contractor or named sub-system supplier in the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, or Arrow missile defence systems.

Primary Lethal Weapons Manufacturing

No public evidence identified of Honeywell acting as prime contractor for small arms, artillery systems, armoured vehicles, naval vessels, or tactical drones supplied to Israel.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

US DDTC/ITAR Enforcement - $13 Million Civil Settlement (May 2021)

On 3 May 2021, the US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced a civil penalty settlement with Honeywell International, Inc. totalling $13 million - of which $5 million was suspended contingent on compliance measures, yielding an actual cash payment of $8 million - for 34 alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) ³²³³. The violations involved unauthorised exports and retransfers of ITAR-controlled technical data comprising 71 engineering drawings depicting layouts, dimensions, and geometries for manufacturing castings and finished parts, shared via a file-sharing platform to China - a §126.1 proscribed destination - as well as Taiwan, Canada, and Ireland ³²³³³⁴. The technical data pertained to multiple defence platforms including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, M1A1 Abrams Tank, and Tomahawk Cruise Missile, and encompassed CTS800 engine data ³²³³³⁴. Violations occurred between approximately 2011 and 2015 ³²³⁴. Israel is not named as a destination in this enforcement action ³²³³. A 36-month consent agreement was imposed, requiring an external Special Compliance Officer for a minimum of 18 months ³⁴.

UK Export Licences - Israel (2008–2023)

Between 2008 and 2020–2021, Honeywell applied for and received approval for 30 UK export licences for military goods to Israel through British subsidiaries ⁵¹⁹. Specific product details are not publicly disclosed under UK export control practice ¹⁹. Honeywell’s UK subsidiary received three additional approved licences for aircraft components to Israel during 2022–2023 ¹⁹. On 2 September 2024, the UK government suspended approximately 30 of approximately 350 then-valid export licences to Israel over international humanitarian law concerns, covering components for fighter aircraft, UAVs, naval systems, and targeting equipment, while maintaining an exemption for F-35 components ¹⁹. Whether any of Honeywell’s specifically held UK licences are among the suspended licences has not been confirmed in publicly accessible records reviewed.

Legal Challenges

No public evidence identified of court proceedings, judicial review, or legal challenges brought directly against Honeywell, or against any government specifically concerning Honeywell’s defence supply relationship with Israel, as of the date of this research.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

NGO Investigations and Forensic Documentation

AFSC Investigate: Honeywell is listed on the American Friends Service Committee’s “Companies Profiting from the Gaza Genocide” list, with grounds including Honeywell’s manufacture of HG1700 and HG1930 IMUs integrated into JDAM kits and GBU-39 SDBs used by Israel in Gaza ⁵⁸. AFSC classifies Honeywell as one of the world’s top-100 arms-producing companies, deriving approximately 13% of revenue from military operations based on 2022 data ⁵.

Al Jazeera - Sanad Forensic Verification (June 2024): Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit published findings on 6 June 2024, forensically identifying a Honeywell HG1930BA06 IMU recovered from the rubble of the al-Sardi school in the Nuseirat refugee camp following an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 40 Palestinians, including 14 children and 9 women, and wounded 74 others ¹⁰¹¹. The identification methodology used aerospace-sector manufacturer part number tracing ¹⁰. Al Jazeera sought a response from Honeywell and received none ¹⁰.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRC): BHRC documented the al-Sardi school finding in June 2024 and Honeywell’s non-response ¹¹. On 3 July 2024, BHRC invited Honeywell to respond to a call by UN experts to cease arms transfers to Israel; Honeywell did not respond ²¹.

Corporate Watch (August 2014): Corporate Watch documented Honeywell-marked components photographed at a damaged residential building in Shujaiyeh, Gaza, following an Israeli strike in August 2014, with components described as “probably for a laser guided bomb system” based on photographic evidence alone ²⁰.

Wikipedia: Honeywell is listed in the “List of companies involved in the Gaza war,” citing the al-Sardi school Al Jazeera finding ³⁵.

PAX for Peace (June 2024): PAX for Peace published a report documenting companies arming Israel and their financiers; Honeywell was not confirmed among the principal named companies in the accessible summary, as the report primarily focuses on European companies and their financiers ³⁶.

UN A/HRC/59/23 (Albanese Report, 2 July 2025): This report names multiple companies in the context of complicity in Israeli military operations and settlement activity but does not name Honeywell in the document text retrieved during this research ³⁷²³.

UN OHCHR Settlement Database (September 2025 Update): The OHCHR’s September 2025 update to its database of businesses involved in Israeli settlements lists 158 companies; Honeywell is not identified in the publicly accessible records reviewed ²².

Institutional Investor Response

As of 30 June 2024, insurance group AXA held a combined $150.43 million in shares and bonds across eleven companies supplying arms to Israel during the Gaza conflict, including Honeywell Technologies alongside Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and others, per research by Ekō, AFSC, and Profundo ³⁸. AXA completed divestment from Israeli banks and Elbit Systems by August 2024 but retained holdings in Honeywell and other US defence prime contractors ³⁸. Honeywell International is on the Norwegian Government Pension Fund’s (GPFG) exclusion list; the stated ground is nuclear weapons production - Honeywell, through subsidiary Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., performs repair, development, calibration, and operations at simulated nuclear detonation test facilities - and is not based on Israel-related grounds ³⁹. No public evidence identified of a specific institutional divestment from Honeywell solely on Israel-related grounds.

Boycott and Protest Campaigns

On 25 June 2024, approximately 100 protesters gathered outside the Honeywell Aerospace building in northeast Minneapolis, organised by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, Students for Justice in Palestine (UMN), MN Anti-War Committee, Women Against Military Madness, and American Muslims for Palestine MN, demanding state divestment from Honeywell and an end to campus weapons-manufacturer recruitment, with Minnesota reportedly holding approximately $4 billion in institutional investments connected to Honeywell ⁴⁰. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) maintains a Honeywell company data page documenting its military supply relationship with Israel and UK export licence history ¹⁹. The BDS Movement has called for pressure on AXA over its holdings in companies it characterises as arming Israel, including Honeywell ³⁸.

Historical Civil Society Context

The Honeywell Project (c. 1968–1990s) was a sustained US anti-war campaign targeting Honeywell’s role in cluster bomb manufacturing for the Vietnam War and subsequent conflicts; the campaign contributed to Honeywell spinning off its weapons manufacturing division in 1989 ⁴¹. Waging Nonviolence documented this history in November 2025, drawing lessons for contemporary campaigns seeking to interrupt the US–Israel weapons pipeline ⁴¹. This historical campaign is documented as context and does not directly reflect Honeywell’s current corporate structure, which no longer manufactures cluster munitions as a primary contractor ⁴¹.

Corporate Response

Honeywell has not issued any public statement, policy change, contract termination, or end-use monitoring commitment in response to civil society pressure regarding its Israel-related defence supply ¹⁰¹¹²¹.

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