Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high performance precision motion and fluid controls and controls systems for a broad range of applications in aerospace and defence, and industrial markets.[i] Moog has an outstanding contract with the U.S. Department of Defence to replace the arm/disarm switches on the Minuteman III weapon system.[ii] Moog also supplies components for submarine programs across the globe, including the Columbia class (U.S.) and Dreadnought-class (UK) nuclear armed submarines, but it is unclear whether these are specifically designed for SSBNs.[iii] It also includes information on its website about producing electrohydraulic TVC systems for the Trident system, but no current contracts were identified.[iv] Moreover, this part is also usable in devices that are not specifically designed for nuclear weapons. Some financial institutions choose to exclude Moog for this and for the legacy involvement in the Trident D5 system the company advertises on its website.[v]
[i] ‘Shaping the Way our World Moves: 2023 Annual Report’, Moog(2023), p. 4. Available at: 2023_Moog_Annual_Report.pdf.
[ii] CONTRACT to MOOG INC.| USAspending’, 11 June 2020. Available at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA821420D0001_9700 (Accessed: 19 December 2024).
[iii] ‘UNDERSEA MISSION CRITICAL SOLUTIONS: EQUIPPING THOSE WHO DEFEND FREEDOM’, Moog (2024), pp. 3 and 18. Available at: moog-undersea-mission-critical-solutions-brochure.pdf.
[iv] Missile Capabilities (no date) | Moog. Available at: Missile Capabilities (Accessed: 24 January 2025).
[v] ’Undersea Mission Critical Solutions: Equipping those who defend freedom’, Moog (2024). Available at: moog-undersea-mission-critical-solutions-brochure.pdf. See, for example, PAX & ICAN (2023) `Moving Away from Mass Destruction: 109 exclusions of nuclear weapon producers, pp. 28 and 53. Available at: PAX_Rapport_DBotB_Moving_Away.pdf (paxforpeace.nl).
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