Each was ordered to pay £600 compensation and given a 12-month community order, with Oxlade to do 100 hours unpaid work and Coote and Mildenhall 80 hours apiece.
The trial had heard Pearson Engineering was owned by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, an Israeli-state owned weapons company, although a company representative told jurors no Tyneside-built items had been supplied to Israel.
The three women in red overalls arrived at the factory on Scotswood Road with two men linked to the Palestine Action group at about 05:20 GMT on 18 February 2025, the court heard.
While the men “intimidated” the guards before fleeing, the women got into their positions, the court was told.
Mildenhall and Coote climbed on to the roof of the factory’s gatehouse while Oxlade dumped rubble from a flatbed truck in the entrance before trying to chain herself to the vehicle, the trial had heard.
Red paint was sprayed from fire extinguishers and a slingshot used to try to break windows.
