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Siemens V-MIL

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-02
V-MIL Score 2.16 /10 B Siemens — BDS-1000 640
V-MIL 2.16

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

V-MIL Audit: Siemens

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

No public evidence identified of Siemens AG holding direct contracts with the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD), Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Israel Prison Service, or Israel Border Police for weapons, intelligence technology, or defence-specific equipment 1. Siemens is not listed in SIBAT defence export directories as a foreign defence supplier 1. The primary commercial relationship documented is Siemens Mobility’s contract with Israel Railways, a state-owned enterprise under the Israeli Ministry of Transport, for civilian rail infrastructure 213. No FMS notification naming Siemens as prime contractor for Israeli defence procurement has been identified.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

No public evidence identified of Siemens marketing or selling mil-spec (military-specified) variants of its products to Israeli security forces as distinct from standard civilian product lines 1. Siemens Digital Industries Software Israel confirmed working with Israeli defence companies IAI, Elbit, Rafael, and Ministry of Defence on digital twin and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software for missiles, aircraft, and vehicles—this establishes software licensing to Israeli defence sector but not weapons system manufacturing 4. No specific export licence applications, end-user certificate disclosures, or BAFA decisions specifically governing Siemens product exports to Israeli military end-users have been identified in open-source records 1.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Fast Train (A1): Siemens Mobility won a 2018 tender to supply 330 electric railway cars for Israel Railways, valued at approximately NIS 4 billion (~$1 billion) 21. The contract expanded in 2024 with an additional order for 81 trains, bringing the total to 834 cars, with operations commencing in December 2021 3. The A1 route traverses occupied Palestinian territory in two locations, using privately-owned Palestinian land, and has been documented by Who Profits as an Israeli transportation project aimed exclusively for Israelis serving settlements 1. Extal, located in the Mishor Adumim Industrial Zone (an illegal settlement), contracted with Siemens to provide aluminium parts worth $4 million for the Israel Railways project, including Siemens support for technological enhancements at Extal’s factory 56. Siemens declined to participate in the 2019 tender for the Jerusalem Light Rail expansion (Green Line and Red Line extension)—a project that crosses East Jerusalem—with the contract awarded to the CAF/Shapir consortium 7. Orad Group, the Siemens Israeli representative, provided fire detection and extinguishing system maintenance to Israel Prison Service facilities from 2012-2023 1. Siemens traffic control systems were documented on Road 443 (where Palestinians are forbidden) and at the Mishor Adumim Industrial Zone entrance between 2009-2015, though Siemens states its ITS division was carved out in July 2021 1. Siemens is NOT listed among the 158 companies in the September 2025 UN OHCHR database update of businesses involved in Israeli settlements 8.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

No public evidence identified of Siemens AG supplying components, sub-systems, or raw materials directly to Israeli defence prime contractors (Elbit Systems, IAI, Rafael, IMI) in a verified defence-specific capacity 19. The June 2024 PAX report on companies arming Israel focuses on Boeing, General Dynamics, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, RTX, and Rolls-Royce—Siemens is NOT specifically named as an arms supplier in this report 9. Extal, the Siemens supplier located in the Mishor Adumim settlement, is an aluminium company serving construction, industrial, and automotive sectors and is not a defence prime 6. No public evidence identified of joint development programmes, co-production agreements, or technology transfer arrangements between Siemens and Israeli defence primes 1.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of Siemens holding contracts to provide catering, transport, fuel supply, waste management, or facilities maintenance to IDF bases or military installations 1. Fire detection and extinguishing system maintenance was provided by Orad Group (Siemens representative) to Israel Prison Service facilities from 2012-2023, as documented in Who Profits 1. The A1 railway infrastructure traverses portions connecting to occupied East Jerusalem—no verified service contracts specifically for West Bank, Golan Heights, or Negev military zones have been identified 1. No public evidence identified of Siemens holding shipping, freight forwarding, or port handling contracts specifically serving Israeli defence logistics 1.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

No public evidence identified of Siemens AG acting as prime contractor for small arms, artillery, armoured vehicles, tactical drones, naval vessels, or lethal platforms supplied to Israeli forces 1. No public evidence identified of Siemens supplying ammunition, explosive ordnance, propellant compounds, or munitions precursor materials to Israeli defence end-users 1. No public evidence identified of Siemens holding manufacturing, integration, maintenance, or component supply roles for strategic systems including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, F-35, Merkava, Sa’ar-class vessels, or ballistic missile systems 1. Siemens provides Teamcenter PLM software licensing to Israeli Ministry of Defence and defence companies (IAI, Elbit, Rafael) for digital simulations—software used in defence product design and manufacturing 4.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No public evidence identified of specific BAFA export licence decisions naming Siemens in connection with Israeli military end-users—German aggregate export control statistics do not release company-level licence decisions 1. No public evidence identified of investigations, citations, or enforcement actions related to Siemens’ compliance with arms embargoes affecting defence trade with Israel 1. No public evidence identified of court proceedings, judicial reviews, or legal challenges brought against Siemens specifically concerning Siemens’ alleged defence supply relationship with Israel 1. No specific Siemens OECD National Contact Point complaint was found in the complaints database—while G4S has faced NCP complaints regarding Palestine, no Siemens-specific filing was identified 10.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

Who Profits has profiled Siemens in connection with the Israel Railways contract, documenting the A1 route crossing occupied territory and the Extal supply chain relationship, though it does not document weapons supply or direct military service relationship 1. AFSC Investigate lists Siemens in connection with Israeli infrastructure projects, citing the 2021 railway electrification contract and Extal aluminium contract, but no weapons-supply or defence-services relationship is documented 5. The BDS Movement has maintained a campaign against Siemens citing the Israel Railways contract, with publicly stated grounds including network services to settlements and continued commercial presence benefiting Israeli state policies 111. Didsbury for Palestine engaged Siemens PLC since May 2025 and received partial admission of heightened due diligence from Siemens in August 2025 11. Siemens is listed among companies in the Oxfam “Stop Trade with Settlements” campaign (2024) 12. Siemens is NOT on the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global exclusion list—Norway has excluded Israeli banks and construction companies but no Siemens exclusion has been identified 13.

Additional Verified Relationships

Siemens was selected as preferred contractor for HVDC converter stations on the Great Sea Interconnector (formerly EuroAsia Interconnector), a €1.9 billion project linking Greece, Cyprus, and Israel 14. The project is undergoing financial and regulatory review as of late 2025, with only the Greece-Cyprus segment currently constructed 1415. The Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Council sent an open letter to Siemens Energy expressing concern that the Interconnector will connect Europe’s grid to Israel’s national electricity grid, which integrates settlement electricity systems 16. Siemens stated to Who Profits in February 2024 that an internal and external legal review at the time came to the conclusion that the Israel Railways transaction was in line with its human rights due diligence obligations 1.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3958 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23 ↩24

  2. https://press.siemens.com/global/en/feature/siemens-and-israel-railways-sign-contract-60-double-decker-regional-trains ↩ ↩2

  3. https://www.railwaygazette.com/business/2024/02/08/israel-railways-places-rolling-stock-orders ↩ ↩2

  4. https://www.haaretz.com/haaretz-labels/2024-01-16/ty-article-labels/to-conduct-digital-simulations-even-before-the-product-itself-is-built/0000018d-11a5-dac4-a9cf-53ff02590000 ↩ ↩2

  5. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/siemens ↩ ↩2

  6. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3862 ↩ ↩2

  7. https://en.globes.net/view ef=0&field=8&c_id=100129399 ↩

  8. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/un-human-rights-office-updates-database-businesses-involved-israeli ↩

  9. https://paxforpeace.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/The-Companies-Arming-Israel-and-Their-Financiers-June-2024.pdf ↩ ↩2

  10. https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaints-database ↩

  11. https://www.thecanary.co.uk/2026/05/21/siemens-international-law ↩ ↩2

  12. https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/new-international-joint-campaign-stop-foreign-complicity-israels-illegal-settlement ↩

  13. https://www.nbim.no/en/responsible-investment/exclusion-of-companies ↩

  14. https://www.great-sea-interconnector.com/en ↩ ↩2

  15. https://en.philenews.com/insider/cyprus-greece-interconnector-new-feasibility-study-delay ↩

  16. https://bdsmovement.net/news/phroc-open-letter-siemens-regarding-euroasia-interconnector ↩