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Meta V-MIL

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-02
V-MIL Score 0.00 /10 C Meta — BDS-1000 594
V-MIL 0.00

Evidence-only forensic audit. Scoring happens downstream — see the main dossier for the composite assessment.

V-MIL Audit: Meta

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

No public evidence identified of any verified contract, tender award, framework agreement, or memorandum of understanding between Meta Platforms (or any subsidiary) and the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD), Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Israel Prison Service, or Israel Border Police 123.

Meta partnered with Anduril Industries in May 2025 for the US Army’s $159 million Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) programme to develop EagleEye AR/VR military headsets 45. This partnership is with the United States Department of Defense and involves no Israeli military deployment 45.

No public evidence identified of Meta appearing in official Israeli defence export directories (SIBAT), international defence exhibition catalogues, or defence procurement registries in connection with Israeli state contracts 3.

Meta’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 contain no disclosure of Israeli government defence contracts 3.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

Meta does not publicly manufacture or market ruggedised, mil-spec, or purpose-built tactical variants of Meta Quest headsets or other hardware 4. No Israeli security-force-specific variant or configuration has been publicly identified 4.

The US Department of Defense has evaluated commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) XR/VR headsets including Meta Quest devices for training simulation purposes 4. Thirty-two Meta Quest 3 units were procured for US Army testing 4. No confirmed Israeli military procurement of Meta Quest devices in a state-contracted capacity has been identified 4.

No public evidence identified of export licence applications, end-user certificates, or government export control reviews specifically related to Meta products supplied to Israeli defence or security end-users 6. No BIS denial orders involving Meta products destined for Israeli end-users have been identified 6.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

Meta is a social media platform, consumer electronics, and AI software company and does not manufacture heavy machinery, construction equipment, earthmoving vehicles, or related infrastructure products 1.

Meta’s advertising platform has been documented hosting paid advertisements from Israeli real estate companies promoting property sales in illegal West Bank settlements 1. Al Jazeera identified 52 paid advertisements from Ramat Aderet promoting the settlement of Ariel and 48 advertisements from Gabai Real Estate promoting settlement properties 1.

Meta Platforms is NOT listed among the 158 companies in the UN OHCHR Database of Business Enterprises Involved in Settlement Activity (2023/2025 iterations) 7. The database lists companies operating in settlement territories—not companies whose advertising platforms are used by settlement-linked businesses 7.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

No public evidence identified of Meta providing components, sub-systems, raw materials, or specialist manufacturing services to Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, or Israel Military Industries (IMI) 13.

The UK Ministry of Defence’s Project CHARYBDIS (uncrewed anti-submarine warfare) awarded £50,000 Phase 1 concept study contracts to both Anduril Industries and Elbit Systems in July 2023 8. This establishes both companies in the same UK programme, but no specific Meta component flow has been documented 8.

Meta’s hardware supply chain for Quest headsets and server infrastructure relies on contract manufacturers (Quanta, Pegatron, Luxshare) and semiconductor suppliers (Qualcomm) 1. No documented integration point between this supply chain and Israeli defence prime contractors has been identified 1.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of Meta holding contracts to provide catering, transport, fuel supply, waste management, facilities maintenance, telecommunications, or other logistical sustainment services to IDF bases, military training facilities, detention centres, or security installations 1.

Meta maintains commercial offices in Tel Aviv employing approximately 900 people at Azrieli Sarona Tower (departing 2025), Landmark TLV Tower (13 floors), and Rothschild 22 Tower 910. These are civilian commercial operations with no documented services to military installations 910.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

Meta is not a defence prime contractor and does not manufacture small arms, crew-served weapons, artillery systems, armoured vehicles, tactical drones, or other lethal platforms 1.

No public evidence identified of Meta involvement in Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow missile defence systems, or other Israeli strategic platforms in any manufacturing, system integration, maintenance, component supply, or sub-system provision capacity 1.

The EagleEye AR/VR headset system developed by Anduril with Meta components is designed for the US Army SBMC programme 45. No evidence of deployment to Israeli forces has been identified 45.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No public evidence identified of any government granting, denying, suspending, or revoking export licences for Meta products specifically to Israeli military or security end-users 63.

Search of the BIS Entity List returned no Meta-specific entries 6. Meta hardware products are predominantly classified as EAR99 or mass-market licence exception 6.

No evidence identified of investigations, citations, fines, or enforcement actions against Meta related to arms embargo compliance, dual-use export control violations, or sanctions breaches in the context of Israel defence trade 3.

Separate legal proceedings exist against Meta concerning content moderation during the Gaza conflict including ECCHR complaints and EU Digital Services Act investigations 1. These concern platform speech governance and carry no V-MIL supply chain implications 1.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

One hundred seventeen or more advertisements were identified from pro-Israel charities (Vaad Hatzedaka, Chesed Fund) explicitly raising funds for Israeli military equipment including thermal drones, generators, underwater drones, and bulletproof vests 21112. Approximately $2.4 million was raised through these Meta advertisements 21112. These ads continued after the July 19, 2024 ICJ Advisory Opinion 21112.

Who Profits documents Meta in the digital/surveillance category with reference to data-sharing practices and content moderation 1. No V-MIL supply chain allegations appear in their company profile 1.

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Meta profile focuses on advertising revenue from Israeli government sources, content moderation practices, and general tech-sector complicity framing 1. No V-MIL supply chain allegations (direct contracts with IMOD/IDF, component supply to defence primes, munitions involvement) appear in the AFSC profile 1.

Campaigns under the “No Tech for Apartheid” umbrella have focused primarily on Google (Project Nimbus) and Amazon for their cloud-infrastructure contracts with the Israeli government 1. Meta has been named in these campaigns in the context of content moderation, not defence supply contracting 1.

The UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s report A/HRC/59/23 (July 2025) “From economy of occupation to economy of genocide” discusses “tech giants” enabling the occupation but does not specifically name Meta in sections 28-47 covering military, surveillance/carcerality, and heavy machinery categories 1. Meta’s documented exposure in Special Rapporteur reporting is in the digital-rights and platform-governance domain, not the hardware/weapons supply chain domain 1.

Multiple investigations identify over 100 former Israeli military and intelligence personnel employed at Meta, including Unit 8200 (Israeli SIGINT) alumni 1314. Meta’s Head of AI Policy Shira Anderson has been identified as a former IDF officer 1314. The presence of IDF alumni in a civilian commercial workforce does not, standing alone, constitute V-MIL supply chain integration 1314.

No evidence identified of Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel (who departed the board in May 2022), or other board members holding defence-industry directorships, FIDF donations, or equity positions in Israeli defence primes 1.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative investments focus entirely on education, science/biomedical research, and community organisations 1. No grants to FIDF, Israeli military veterans’ organisations, or Israeli defence-adjacent entities have been identified 1.

The ICJ Advisory Opinion of July 19, 2024 and ICC arrest warrants of November 2024 constitute formal legal markers 21112. IDF fundraising advertisements on Meta platforms continued after July 2024 21112. Since no V-MIL supply relationship between Meta and Israeli defence entities has been identified at any point in the evidence record, there is no ongoing activity to assess for continuation in the strict supply-chain sense 21112.

No public evidence identified.

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Footnotes

  1. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/3/31/meta-profits-as-ads-promote-illegal-israeli-settlements-in-west-bank ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23

  2. https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/07/23/meta-ran-ads-that-fundraised-for-israeli-defence-forces-analysis-shows ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  3. https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001326801&type=10-K ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  4. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137412/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  5. https://www.defensescoop.com/anduril-awarded-159m-prototype-contract-for-the-armys-soldier-borne-mission-command-program/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  6. https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  7. https://www.opensanctions.org/datasets/ps_ohchr_settlement ↩ ↩2

  8. https://bidstats.uk/tenders/ ↩ ↩2

  9. https://www.globes.co.il/ ↩ ↩2

  10. https://www.checkid.org.il/ ↩ ↩2

  11. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jul/meta-ran-ads-that-fundraised-for-idf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  12. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/companies/meta-platforms/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  13. https://www.mintpressnews.com/revealed-former-israeli-spies-working-top-jobs-google-facebook-amazon/282413 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  14. https://thegrayzone.com/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3