Mott MacDonald MILITARY

Target: Mott MacDonald Domain: Military - Military Forensics Research date: 25 October 2026 Geographic scope: Israeli defence and security institutions; Israeli military-industrial supply chains; occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem; occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

Israeli Ministry of Defence and security procurement

No public evidence identified of a direct contract between Mott MacDonald and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel Defence Forces, Israel Prison Service, Israel Border Police, or another specifically identified Israeli military or state security customer.

Verified defence-sector contracting outside Israel

Mott MacDonald Limited is listed on the UK Government Commercial Agency’s Construction Professional Services 2 framework, RM6356, including Lot 5 Defence and Lot 6 Defence Enhanced; the framework covers professional services associated with defence infrastructure.¹

The government’s Lot 5 supplier register separately identifies Mott MacDonald among firms eligible to provide defence-related construction professional services, including work at establishments subject to security requirements.²

On 4 August 2017 [pre-2020], the UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation announced that Mott MacDonald was one of six suppliers appointed to its overseas principal support provider framework, which covered multidisciplinary design, project management, advisory services, technical construction services and specialist surveys; the cited announcement does not establish whether this particular framework remains active.³

On 6 March 2025, the UK Ministry of Defence identified Mott MacDonald’s involvement in the Leuchars Station infrastructure programme, including planning, assessment, concept development, design and project management of construction works on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.⁴

Mott MacDonald also publicly identifies itself as a participant in the Australian Department of Defence’s Base Services Transformation Program, under which it manages approved construction, maintenance and consultancy projects through the Estate Works Program.⁵

Israeli defence directories and trade exhibitions

No public evidence identified of an Israeli SIBAT registration, Israeli defence exhibition agreement, or procurement award establishing Mott MacDonald as a supplier to Israeli defence organisations.

Israeli defence partnerships and announcements

No public evidence identified of an Israeli military cooperation agreement, defence joint venture, memorandum of understanding, or official Israeli procurement announcement naming Mott MacDonald.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

Defence equipment services

Mott MacDonald’s published defence-equipment capabilities include project and programme management, project controls and related support for defence equipment procurement and delivery; its named UK programme examples include C130J, Typhoon, Hawk, Challenger 2, Puma, Merlin, Gazelle and Type 31.⁶

The same corporate disclosure identifies Mott MacDonald’s participation in NATO’s future surveillance and control work as part of the Boeing ABILITI Consortium, describing a role in defining future aerial-surveillance arrangements after the existing AWACS fleet is retired.⁶

The disclosed activities concern defence consultancy and equipment-programme support; these descriptions do not identify Mott MacDonald as the manufacturer of the named aircraft, vehicles, helicopters or warship platforms.⁶

Civilian-to-military distinction

Mott MacDonald describes itself as an engineering, management and development consultancy whose activities include transport, energy, water, buildings, defence and security infrastructure; this establishes its broader civilian and military service markets.⁷

Its defence-land capability statement expressly identifies engineering services for military workplaces, accommodation, training facilities and major bases, establishing a defence-specific infrastructure service rather than a particular Israeli military product variant.⁸

Tactical or militarised product variants supplied to Israel

No public evidence identified of purpose-built tactical variants, militarised hardware, specialised surveillance equipment, or military-specific software sold by Mott MacDonald to Israeli security forces.

Export licensing and end-user certification

No public evidence identified of an Israeli military end-user certificate, export licence, export-control application, or end-use monitoring arrangement associated with Mott MacDonald.

Purpose-built targeting software

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald developing or supplying autonomous targeting software, fire-control AI, weapons guidance software, or other purpose-built kinetic military AI to Israel.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

Equipment in occupied territories

No public evidence identified documenting Mott MacDonald-owned equipment, construction vehicles, machinery or other identifiable assets being used in settlement construction, demolition, barrier construction, or military engineering operations in the West Bank, East Jerusalem or Golan Heights.

Direct and indirect equipment supply

No public evidence identified of machinery sold directly or indirectly by Mott MacDonald to Israeli settlement contractors, military engineering units, or security infrastructure operators.

Verified military infrastructure experience outside Israel

Mott MacDonald’s maritime defence disclosure identifies work at HMNB Clyde, Devonport Royal Dockyard and HMAS Stirling, covering infrastructure associated with UK nuclear-submarine operations, naval dockyard facilities and Australian submarine-base development.⁹

The company describes work with Costain and Babcock at Devonport and infrastructure development at HMAS Stirling in connection with the AUKUS submarine programme; the identified projects are in the United Kingdom and Australia.⁹

The UK government’s March 2025 Leuchars announcement independently documents Mott MacDonald’s contribution to British military infrastructure development.⁴

Mott MacDonald’s Australian defence programme disclosure confirms project delivery services for infrastructure construction, maintenance and consultancy within the Australian Defence estate.⁵

Its defence project-manager recruitment information identified Newcastle, Shoalhaven and Canberra as locations associated with Estate Works Program project delivery expected from August 2026.¹⁰

Settlement and Israeli military construction

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald designing, constructing, expanding or maintaining Israeli military bases, checkpoints, detention facilities, separation-barrier infrastructure, or settlement infrastructure.

Geographic qualification

The company’s registered-company disclosure identifies multiple operating entities and international offices, including operations in Middle Eastern countries; the disclosure does not itself establish an Israeli military project or settlement construction contract.¹¹

In a 2025 corporate announcement, Mott MacDonald confirmed that it project-managed the delivery of a £27 million Ministry of Defence (MOD) facility at Beacon Barracks, Stafford, supporting NATO (280) Signal Squadron, the British Army unit permanently assigned to NATO. The two-storey facility was handed over in summer 2025, enabling the squadron’s relocation from Dorset, with formal opening and full operational capability scheduled for early 2026. Working alongside Henry Brothers and Pick Everard, Mott MacDonald provided consultancy and design services across all Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) stages, meeting MOD standards and NATO operational requirements. The project included a Deployable Communications Module designed to enable the establishment and management of secure communications and information systems supporting NATO operations worldwide. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation delivered the project for the Army through the Crown Commercial Service Framework, and the project received a Commended Collaboration Award at the DIO Excellence Awards 2025. This establishes Mott MacDonald’s direct involvement in British military infrastructure supporting NATO operational communications; the announcement does not identify an Israeli military customer or end-user.¹²

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

Israeli defence manufacturers

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald supplying components, materials, engineering designs, manufacturing services, or specialist military subsystems to Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, or Israel Military Industries.

Component categories

No public evidence identified of Israeli military-directed supply of optical components, electronics, propulsion equipment, armour materials, radar components, communication modules, or other critical defence manufacturing inputs.

Verified relationships involving non-Israeli defence organisations

Mott MacDonald describes its involvement in UK military equipment programmes, consultancy for NATO and Five Eyes defence-related activities, and work with the Boeing ABILITI Consortium on NATO future aerial surveillance.⁶

Its maritime portfolio also identifies British and Australian military infrastructure work involving Costain, Babcock, the UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation and AUKUS-related facilities.⁹

These disclosures identify defence-sector relationships and programme participation without establishing that Mott MacDonald supplies Israeli defence primes.^{6, 9}

Joint development, co-production and technology transfer

No public evidence identified of a joint military development programme, licensed manufacturing agreement, weapons technology transfer, or defence co-production arrangement between Mott MacDonald and an Israeli company.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

Verified military base support outside Israel

Mott MacDonald states that it manages a base maintenance programme at HM Naval Base Clyde, including oversight of technicians supporting the seaworthiness of Britain’s nuclear-submarine fleet.⁶

The Australian Department of Defence appointed Mott MacDonald as a project delivery services contractor under the Base Services Transformation Program, with responsibilities for managing approved construction, maintenance and consultancy projects across the defence estate.⁵

Mott MacDonald’s defence director Paul Harrison is identified by the company as responsible for its European defence business and as deputy global defence lead, with responsibilities extending to support for its Australian and US defence activities.¹³

The company’s global defence practice leader Ian Courtney describes extensive work on British nuclear-submarine infrastructure, including HMNB Clyde, and identifies responsibility for developing defence business across the UK, US and Australia since 2021.¹⁴

Israeli military installations

No public evidence identified of contracts to provide accommodation services, facilities maintenance, engineering support, transport, catering, telecommunications, fuel, waste management, or other logistical sustainment services to Israeli military or security installations.

Occupied-territory military facilities

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald providing services to Israeli military installations or military-associated detention facilities in the West Bank, East Jerusalem or Golan Heights.

Negev installations

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald providing military base services to an Israeli installation in the Negev.

Shipping, freight and ports

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald transporting Israeli military cargo, arranging arms shipments, operating military freight forwarding, or handling Israeli defence logistics through ports.

Civilian port operations

No public evidence identified of a Mott MacDonald civilian port engagement that establishes involvement in Israeli military cargo or defence logistics.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

Lethal weapons manufacturing

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald manufacturing small arms, artillery, combat aircraft, armoured vehicles, attack drones, naval weapons or other lethal military platforms for Israeli forces.

Defence equipment programme support

Mott MacDonald’s defence-equipment disclosure identifies consultancy and programme-management work associated with named British defence equipment platforms, including combat aircraft, military helicopters, armoured vehicles and naval platforms.⁶

Its descriptions do not establish manufacture or weapons-system ownership by Mott MacDonald.⁶

Munitions and precursor materials

No public evidence identified of ammunition, explosives, propellant chemicals, warheads, bomb components or munitions precursor materials supplied by Mott MacDonald to Israeli defence end-users.

Strategic military infrastructure

Mott MacDonald’s maritime defence disclosure identifies its involvement in infrastructure supporting Britain’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, including HMNB Clyde and Devonport, as well as Australian submarine infrastructure under AUKUS.⁹

The described activities concern engineering, management and infrastructure support rather than demonstrated manufacture of submarine weapons, nuclear warheads or missile systems.⁹

Israeli strategic defence systems

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald participating in manufacture, integration, maintenance or specialist component supply for Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, Israeli combat aircraft, Israeli armoured vehicles, or Israeli naval weapons systems.

Kinetic AI and targeting systems

No public evidence identified of a Mott MacDonald-developed targeting algorithm, target-generation system, autonomous kill-chain software, precision weapons-guidance platform, or associated Israeli military deployment.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

Corporate and legal identity

Mott MacDonald’s public legal disclosure identifies Mott MacDonald Group Limited, Mott MacDonald International Limited and Mott MacDonald Limited as registered UK corporate entities within the group.¹¹

Companies House records for Mott MacDonald Group Limited provide statutory filing history, including annual accounts and corporate changes recorded during 2025 and 2026.¹⁵

Export licensing to Israel

No public evidence identified of an export licence granted, denied, suspended or revoked for Mott MacDonald in connection with equipment, technology or services supplied to Israeli military or security end-users.

Arms embargoes and sanctions

No public evidence identified of an enforcement action, regulatory penalty, sanctions designation or arms-embargo investigation concerning a Mott MacDonald defence supply relationship with Israel.

Legal proceedings

No public evidence identified of litigation, judicial review, OECD National Contact Point proceedings, or other formally identified legal proceedings specifically alleging a Mott MacDonald military supply relationship with Israel.

Post-19 July 2024 and post-November 2024 activity

Mott MacDonald’s 2025 corporate reporting confirms continuing international defence infrastructure work, including Australian defence base services; the identified activities do not establish an Israeli military end-user.¹⁶

The UK government’s March 2025 Leuchars announcement separately confirms defence infrastructure activity after the specified 2024 dates, involving British military installations.⁴

No public evidence identified of an Israel-specific military supply arrangement continuing after 19 July 2024 or after November 2024.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

International reports and settlement databases

No public evidence identified in the retrieved materials establishing that Mott MacDonald is named for Israeli defence supply, military infrastructure or settlement construction in the OHCHR settlement-business database, UN A/HRC/59/23, or the specialist civil-society investigations searched.

Boycott, divestment and exclusion campaigns

No public evidence identified of a verified organised boycott, institutional divestment decision, procurement exclusion or targeted civil-society campaign specifically directed at Mott MacDonald’s defence-sector relationships with Israel.

Corporate responses to Israel-related pressure

No public evidence identified of a Mott MacDonald statement announcing cancellation of an Israeli military contract, adoption of an Israel-specific defence export restriction, or new monitoring measures arising from an Israel-related campaign.

Corporate ownership and governance

Mott MacDonald describes itself as an employee-owned engineering, management and development consultancy.⁷

Its 2025 annual executive statement describes changes to its employee-ownership model, executive board and Shareholders’ Committee, including the appointment of Erin Flaherty as Shareholders’ Committee chair.¹⁶

Mott MacDonald’s corporate biography identifies James Harris as group chair and chief executive, appointed to that combined role in 2022.¹⁷

The company announced Richard Risdon’s appointment to its executive board effective 1 January 2025, identifying his professional background in civil engineering and water infrastructure.¹⁸

Mott MacDonald identifies Dean Radeloff as president and chief executive of its North American business, appointed in 2025, with a professional background in engineering, construction and infrastructure development.¹⁹

The company’s defence and security director Paul Harrison previously served for 22 years as a Royal Air Force officer, establishing a documented British military professional background.¹³

Controlling principals and military-channel activities involving Israel

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald’s named controlling principals holding Israeli defence-industry directorships, controlling Israeli defence contractors, making identified donations to Israeli military-support organisations, or publicly announcing commercial military cooperation with Israel.

Employee and reservist policies

Mott MacDonald’s publicly registered Armed Forces Covenant describes support for UK military veterans, reservists, military families and armed forces charities, with the agreement originally signed on 5 September 2019 [pre-2020] and its government listing published on 10 November 2025; it does not document a comparable arrangement with Israeli reservists or Israeli military organisations.²⁰

No public evidence identified of Mott MacDonald funding Israeli military reservist salaries, maintaining an Israeli military-leave subsidy, or operating an identified matching-donation scheme benefiting Israeli military-support organisations.

Human rights and business conduct

Mott MacDonald’s corporate description refers to an organisational commitment to ethical conduct and responsible business practices; the cited statement does not document an Israel-specific military supply restriction.⁷

No public evidence identified of a company policy change or terminated military supply relationship specifically concerning Israel.