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One entity uses the products made by another, but the two entities may not necessarily have a formal partnership. Example: a police department purchasing an armored vehicle from a certain supplier.
  1. Berkshire County Regional Strategic Response Team – Product Link – Lenco Armored Vehicles

    2. The Berkshire County Regional Strategic Response Team obtained a $300,000 grant in 2000, a sizeable portion of which was spent on a "bullet-proof military-style vehicle from Pittsfield-based Lenco Armored Vehicles at the time when Lenco Industries was transforming its military BEAR (Ballistic Engineered Armored Response) truck into a SWAT-friendly BearCat (Counter Attack Truck)."

  2. Boston Dynamics – Product Link – Massachusetts State Police

    3. Boston Dynamics has sold its robotic dogs to the Massachusetts State Police.

  3. Boston Dynamics – Product Link – Cambridge Police Department

    4. The Cambridge Police Department has utilized Boston Dynamics' robotic dogs.

  4. CDM Smith – Product Link – Microsoft

    5. As of 2016 CDM Smith was using Microsoft's HoloLens to, in their words, "help our clients design, build and operate their infrastructure assets faster and more efficiently." CDM Smith's CIO David Neitz has stated about the product: "Next generation technologies like this [Microsoft HoloLens] will revolutionize our industry by allowing all stakeholders to visualize, communicate and collaborate together in the design and construction process in a more experiential and transparent process." Of note, the Israeli army and US Air Force also both brag about their use of Microsoft's HoloLens for training and for hunting down "enemies."

  5. Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (CEMLEC) – Product Link – Lenco Armored Vehicles

    6. Central Region Homeland Security Council (CEMLEC) meeting minutes from October 7, 2014 show a motion for "Bear Cat Training for SWAT" for CEMLEC ($11,790). The BearCat is an Armored Vehicle produced by Lenco.

  6. Central Region Homeland Security Advisory Council – Product Link – Lenco Armored Vehicles

    7. The Central Region Homeland Security Council has a shared equipment list that includes a BearCat Armored Vehicle, held by the Sutton Police Department.

  7. Elbit Systems – Product Link – General Dynamics

    8. Elbit Systems and General Dynamics have collaborated in the production of armoured vehicles (see: here and here).

  8. General Dynamics Mission Systems – Product Link – Lockheed Martin

    9. General Dynamics Mission Systems states that they have "designed, produced, installed and sustained every version of the Weapon Control System" for the Trident II (D-5) SSBN Fire Control System and SSGN Attack Weapon Control System, a major ballistic weapons system built by Lockheed Martin and deployed in US and UK submarines, which is capable of launching nuclear weapons (see info on most recent Trident II contract here).

  9. Lenco Armored Vehicles – Product Link – Pittsfield Police Department

    10. Lenco has sold its armored vehicles to the Pittsfield Police Department.

  10. Lenco Armored Vehicles – Product Link – Watertown Police Department

    11. Lenco has sold its armored vehicles to the Watertown Police Department.

  11. Lenco Armored Vehicles – Product Link – US Marshals Service

    12. Lenco supplies armored vehicles to the US Marshals Service.

  12. Lenco Armored Vehicles – Product Link – Boston Police Department

    13. Lenco has sold its armored vehicles to the Boston Police Department. 

  13. Lenco Armored Vehicles – Product Link – Cambridge Police Department

    14. A 2020 Cambridge Police Department report revealed that the Cambridge Police owned one of Lenco's "BearCat" armored vehicles, a source of ongoing outrage amongst Cambridge residents. (See also here)

  14. MIT – Product Link – Cisco

    15. As of 2016, MIT's internal computing/communications department (IS&T) uses Cisco's products for instant messaging. Cisco is a computing company that provides surveillance tools for the Israeli state, while building facilities on colonized Palestinian lands. 

  15. Massachusetts State Police – Product Link – Guardian Uniform and Supply

    16. Guardian Uniform and Supply provides Massachusetts police forces with equipment. According to public records, in 2022 Massachusetts state police placed an order of over $100,000 with Guardian for “light weapons and ammunition.” In the same year, the state of Massachusetts also bought “public Safety Equipment and Two-Way Radios” from Guardian for over $400,000.

  16. Northrop Grumman – Product Link – Lockheed Martin

    17. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin collaborate in the production of Apache AH64D Helicopters sold to Israel. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin also collaborate in the production of F-35 fighter jets sold to Israel, with Northrop Grumman producing key component parts for these F-35 fighter jets (see also here and here). Israel has used these Apache Helicopters and fighter jets in its repeated attacks on densely populated areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as in Lebanon. In these attacks, Israel has targeted civilian homes, civilian infrastructure, and refugee camps. (See: here and here)

  17. Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (SEMLEC) – Product Link – Lenco Armored Vehicles

    18. An image from the SEMLEC website concerning its SWAT team shows a Lenco BearCat armored vehicle emblazoned with SEMLEC's name.

  18. State of Mass. – Product Link – Ultimate Kronos Group

    19. The state of Massachusetts uses software created by Ultimate Kronos Group (previously known as "Kronos"), as evidenced by the state's audit of the Barnstable County Sheriff's office.

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