Global Investment Firms Top the List of Shareholders in Arms Companies Operating in the UK

Ownership stake of arms companies operating in the UK, September 2023 (%)

The governments of Norway and France have outsized average holdings in arms companies with UK operations as a result of the ownership structures of a few companies within the industry. Norway has majority shares in Kongsberg Gruppen and France has significant minority stakes in Thales, Safran and Airbus.
Source: Common Wealth analysis of the Refinitiv database.Get the data Download imageCreated with Datawrapper