The US Army is the land service branch of the United States military. The US Army maintains two bases in the Massachusetts: the Soldier Systems Center Army Base in Natick, and the Fort Devens Army Base in Ayer and Shirley.
The US Army and the US military broadly exist to enforce the United States' hegemonic and unilateral control over global affairs, through physical occupations of territory, mass murder, support for right-wing forces who engage in mass murder, economic warfare through sanctions (which currently deny essential resources to a quarter of the world's population), and the intentional and planned destabilization of nations attempting independent development outside of the dictates of the so-called "rules-based international order." The US Army makes frequent use of the over 750 military bases and other military installations and infrastructure the US government maintains worldwide, which, in addition to physically occupying sovereign territory, cause massive environmental destruction and health harm and precipitate widespread sexual violence against indigenous and other Global South populations. The US military is one of the world's primary culprits for climate destruction: Since 2001, the US Military has contributed 1.2 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. In the year of 2017 alone, the US Army purchased $947 million worth of fuel, contributing to the total 59 million metric tons of greenhouse gases that the US military emitted into the atmosphere that year--a carbon footprint greater than that of most countries worldwide.
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Amazon has received $12.02 million to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army. This figure does not include military contracts Amazon holds through third party vendors, nor does it include the Pentagon's multi-billion dollar "Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) program," for which the US DoD "issued formal solicitations" to Amazon and Microsoft and which Amazon is likely to be awarded.
Aptima has received $79.67 million to date from US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army. In 2019, Atpima was awarded a $19 million DoD contract to carry out research and develop tools to support the US Army in personnel development.
BAE Systems has made $36.28 billion to date from US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army. US DoD contracts awarded to BAE include this 2002-2030 contract worth $7.05 billion and this 2008-2020 contract with $4.07 billion to provide "tactical vehicle systems'' to the US Army, as well as numerous contracts each worth over $1 billion to provide "Land & Armament" systems to the US Army.
Boston Consulting Group has received numerous US DoD contracts to provide consulting services for the US Army. See for example: here and here. Full list of US DoD contracts BCG has received available here.
Boston Dynamics has received $33.23 million to date from DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Draper Labs has received $199.41 million to date from US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Elbit Systems has received $1.51 billion to date from US Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Endeavor Robotics makes weaponized robotics for the US Army. The company has made $104.47 million to date through sales to the US Army.
Excelitas Technologies has received $156,366 to date through US Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Gemini Industries has received $3.43 million to date through US Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army. According to the company's website: "We have supported the US Army in a range of areas including business operations; strategic planning, engagement and campaign assessment; future concepts, experiments and exercises; and systems design to support training, publications and financial operations."
General Dynamics has received $65.71 billion to date through US Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
General Dynamics Information Technology has received $4.50 billion to date from US Department of Defense contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
General Dynamics Mission Systems has made $11.61 billion to date through US Department of Defense contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
General Electric has derived $8.11 billion to date from US Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army. Recently in 2019, General Electric won a $517 million contract to supply T901 engines to the US Army's "next generation" of Black Hawk and Apache helicopters over the coming decades.
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has collaborated directly with the US Army.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has derived $170.05 million to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
IBM has derived $2.57 billion to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Industrial Video & Control (IVC) has provided equipment to the US Army.
In 2018, the Kostas Research Institute became the host site of a U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL). As the Daily Times Chronicle reported in 2018:
[On] a 14-acre parcel off South Bedford Road, situated not far from the Woburn line and just a few miles away from the Burlington Mall, the U.S. Army's best and brightest intend to wipe away any and all enemy advantages by creating the world's most formidable technological partnership.
Earlier this month, a host of dignitaries descended upon Northeastern University's George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security to formalize a unique collaboration between academia, tech companies, and the defense department's U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Within the secretive 70,000 square foot facility, where researchers are already experimenting with drones, explosive and force-resistant building materials, and nanotechnology or microscopic robotics and electronics, the ARL plans to house its northeastern regional partnership headquarters.
In the undertaking, staff from the ARL's 3,000-plus strong civilian and military workforce will labor directly alongside some of the state's preeminent university and corporate researchers to move innovations in the laboratory directly to those serving on the battlefield.
Northeastern University also offers up the Kostas Research Institute for "private and as-needed secure convening venue for researchers, industry practitioners, and government agencies," and notes that "The Fort Bragg Deputy Commanding General Roundtable" has utilized the Institute for this purpose. (Fort Bragg is US a military installation located in North Carolina).
L3Harris has derived $10.79 billion to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Lenco is the sole supplier of armored vehicles to the US Army Military Police.
Lockheed Martin has derived $84.9 billion to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
MIT Media Lab lists the US Army among the entities with which the Lab has "research contracts and special funds."
McKinsey has derived $65.88 million to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of consulting services to the US Army.
Microsoft has derived $375.26 million to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
As of April 2022, Noble Supply & Logistics has received $37.65 million from US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
In 2018, Northeastern University's Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security in Burlington, MA became the host site of a U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL). As reported in the Woburn-based Daily Times Chronicle:
[On] a 14-acre parcel off South Bedford Road, situated not far from the Woburn line and just a few miles away from the Burlington Mall, the U.S. Army's best and brightest intend to wipe away any and all enemy advantages by creating the world's most formidable technological partnership.
Earlier this month, a host of dignitaries descended upon Northeastern University's George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security to formalize a unique collaboration between academia, tech companies, and the defense department's U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Within the secretive 70,000 square foot facility, where researchers are already experimenting with drones, explosive and force-resistant building materials, and nanotechnology or microscopic robotics and electronics, the ARL plans to house its northeastern regional partnership headquarters.
In the undertaking, staff from the ARL's 3,000-plus strong civilian and military workforce will labor directly alongside some of the state's preeminent university and corporate researchers to move innovations in the laboratory directly to those serving on the battlefield.
Northrop Grumman has made $19.27 billion to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group has derived $96.07 million to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of consulting services to the US Army.
Raytheon has derived $22.99 billion to date through US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
Boeing has received $47.01 billion to date from US DoD contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.
iRobot has derived $304.33 million to date through US Department of Defense contracts for the provision of products and services to the US Army.