The facility in Filton is described as a research, development, and manufacturing hub for electronic warfare, land vehicle, simulation, and vision technologies.
from thefreeonline on 6th Aug 2924 by Palestine Action and Freedom News ( on Telegram: https://t.me/thefreeonline)
Six activists arrested after causing damage inside northern Bristol arms factory
Palestine Action says its activists early this morning (6 August) invaded Elbit Systems’ highly secured Bristol research and manufacturing hub, using a prison van to smash through the outer perimeter.
According to Palestine Action, Filton’s is a key premises for the Israeli arms company’s UK business, and Freedom of Information disclosures show it has existent export licenses for the sale of weaponry to Israel.
The group published a video showing “a glimpse of how actionists used a repurposed prison van to break inside” the facility.
This is the first time the group targets the Filton site, while Elbit’s “UAV Engines” site in Staffordshire has been disrupted for five consecutive days by activists locking-on and community mass pickets.
The Filton site was opened in July of last year, with Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotevely in attendance.
Products seen inside the factory are the same as those used in the Gaza genocide, including Elbit’s Torch-X command and control systems, Thor quadcopter drones, and nv33 Night Vision technologies.
Elbit Systems, more broadly, supplies up to 85% of Israel’s military drones and land-based equipment, while its British exports to Israel mostly concern drone and aircraft components, military electronics, and target and acquisition systems.
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Palestine Action
On Wednesday 31 July, Palestine Action celebrated its birthday by forcing Elbit’s UAV Engines factory in Shenstone to close down. Not to be discouraged by cops arresting those actionists, another group from Palestine Action arrived at the site on Thursday 1 August to shut the factory down for a second day in a row. This time, a caravan was part of the blockade.
Approximately 100 protestors also rallied outside the factory on Tuesday, making today the third day of opposition to the Israeli weapons maker.
Palestine Action: three days of disruption to Elbit
Six Palestine Action activists used three vehicles, a car, a van, and a caravan (yes, a CARAVAN), to blockade both gates into UAV Engines Ltd:
‘We will shut it permanently down’
UAV Engines Ltd is owned by Israel’s biggest weapons producer, Elbit Systems – who manufacture 85% of Israel’s military drone fleet. The drone engine manufacturer has applied for two separate licenses to export weaponry to Israel which has killed or injured over 130,000 Palestinians in the past 10 months.
Despite two rulings from the International Court of Justice which say Israel is committing a plausible genocide and confirm Gaza is illegally occupied, the UK government has delayed making a decision on stopping arms sales to Israel.
Palestine Action says that:
By the UK government selling arms to Israel, purchasing weapons which are “battle-tested” on Palestinians and hosting Elbit’s arms factories, they are knowingly facilitating the Gaza genocide. It’s now a legal and moral obligation for ordinary people to take direct action and shut Elbit down.
Today’s action has caused sustained disruption to the UAV Engines Ltd factory, a crucial part of Palestine Action’s strategy to force Elbit’s weapons factory to permanently close down.
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