Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek)
December 30
***
“New
Secondary Sanctions Target Non-US Banks That Engage in Transactions
with Russia’s Military-Industrial Base”
https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/932441/
***
A different
view on security. A critical look at the Congressional impasse over
funding $12 billion for Child Tax Credit expansion amid the approval
of a colossal $858 billion military budget.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/12/29/congressional-stalemate-858-billion-for-military-yet-12-billion-child-poverty-aid-stalled/
***
Biden
administration again bypasses Congress for weapons sale to #Israel.
Antony Blinken tells Congress he made second emergency determination covering $147.5m sale for equipment.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/29/biden-blinken-byspass-congress-israel-weapons-sale
Only 1% of the Gazans killed, must be more #USA?
December 29
***
#BAE to
Expand #Australian #F35 Maintenance Center in Hunter Valley.
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/12/28/australia-f35-hunter-valley-bae/
***
#India's
government has recently targeted high-profile #journalists with
#Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said
in a joint investigation published Thursday. Pegasus is created by
#Israeli firm #NSO Group
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/india-targeting-high-profile-journalists-with-spyware-amnesty/ar-AA1m8dGc
Zie
ook dit recente *MO artikel: ‘De Indiase regering wil volledige
controle over de verhalen die mensen zien, lezen en horen’ ->
https://www.mo.be/interview/de-indiase-regering-wil-volledige-controle-over-de-verhalen-die-mensen-zien-lezen-en-horen
***
Business of
War Is Booming as Orders Surge at Top Global Arms Firms. "The
order books of the world's biggest defense companies are near record
highs," a new Financial Times analysis
(https://www.ft.com/content/001d2e1c-8e59-444b-a07b-9a62be620431)
reveals.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/arms-trade-2666819054
***
Russia,
India discuss joint production of weapons amid Ukraine war.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/12/28/russia-india-discuss-joint-production-of-weapons-amid-ukraine-war/
And who cooperates with Dehli in providing it military techhnology? Does this open an Indian backdoor e.g. for Airbus and Thales military knowledge to Moscow?
December 28
***
Hack caused
two 2/3 of Iran's gas stations to stop working. It was the most
significant escalation of aggressions in the shadow #cyber war
between #Israel & #Iran. A group of 'pro-Israel' #hackers called
the Predatory Sparrow managed to knock them out.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2023-12-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/when-predatory-sparrow-strikes-israel-iran-shadow-war-awakens/0000018c-a524-df1f-a7bf-b7e59ba00000
***
A UK court
has acquitted human rights activists charged with breaking into and
vandalising a UK factory of #Elbit Systems’. The ruling resulted in
the factory’s closure and cancellation of contracts worth £280
million with the UK Ministry of Defence.'
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231227-activists-acquitted-in-israeli-factory-vandalism-case-impacting-uk-defense-contracts/
***
Game of arm
wrestling among leaders: who is the worst? Is it Netanhyahu or is it
Erdogan?
Both have a bad record when it comes to defending defending rights, they excell in violating them.
Although currently Israel has a killing machine like no other. https://sarajevotimes.com/netanyahu-erdogan-is-carrying-out-genocide-against-the-kurds-and-is-the-last-one-need-to-moralize/
***
China sells
arms to the Myanmar junta, vetoes resolutions against it at the UN
and engages with it, despite the fact that it has killed at least
4,200 people for opposing military rule.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/the-righteous-vs-forces-of-darkness-in-myanmar-in-2023.html
***
#Germany's
arms xxports reach new high. Countries such as #Turkey, criticized
for its military campaign against the Kurds, received €1.03 billion
worth of arms, causing #discontent within the coalition itself.
https://www.financial-world.org/news/news/financial/24351/germany-s-arms-exports-reach-new-high/
December 27
***
US Missile
Defence in (European waters).
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24237995/navy-aegis-ballistic-missile-defense-bmd-program-background-and-issues-for-congress-dec-20-2023.pdf
***
South #Korea
is in talks with #Poland to ensure the arms contracts signed between
Korean companies and the Polish government will be carried out as
agreed despite the change of the leadership in Warsaw. There are
worries about possible #cancellations.
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231226000697
***
In a
recent development, Kirill Buyanovski, a resident of Lawrence,
#Kansas, and proprietor of Cannrus Trading Company Inc., has admitted
guilt to dispatching aviation equipment to #Russia via a chain of
countries, like #Armenia, the #UAE, and #Cyprus.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-kansas-company-pleads-guilty-crimes-related-scheme-illegally-export-us-avionics
December
26
***
A new giant slowely
but steadily enters the arms trade business. But it is still
controversial, also in Japan itself ->
Editorial: Japan's move to allow lethal weapons exports needs national discussion. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231226/p2a/00m/0op/025000c
December
23
***
In 2023 the US has
made major progress in defining. “Responsible Military Use of
Artificial Intelligence” and even getting other nations to sign on
the idea — without ever actually precluding the kind of automated
“killer robots” activists want to ban.
The Pentagon’s
Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All. While
experts warn about the risk of human extinction, the Department of
Defense plows full speed ahead.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/the-pentagons-rush-to-deploy-ai-enabled-weapons-is-going-to-kill-us-all/
***
Over 170
organisations demand an #armsembargonow on Israel. The call is
adressed to "states providing military assistance, including the
US, the UK, Germany, Canada, Italy, and the #Netherlands."
https://www.wilpf.org/ending-complicity-in-international-crimes-a-two-way-arms-embargo-on-israel/
December 22
***
The last News
from the Brussels' Bubble on:
the EC consultations for the future EU
Defence Industry Strategy & programme,
the EDA annual conference and
the EU Summit.
https://enaat.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ENAAT-NBB-2023-09_21.12.2023.pdf
***
The
profiteers of war: Companies fueling the Israeli assault on Gaza.
Most of the listed are US based, with the exception of some like
BAEsystems, TNSW, Toyota and Nammo.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/12/22/the-profiteers-of-war-companies-fueling-the-israeli-assault-on-gaza/
***
French
#Rafale jets for Indian Nav. #India had put in a request for 26
Rafale Marine fight jets for #aircraft_carrier INS Vikrant. Last
year, Navy had shortlisted the Rafale-M over US F/A-18 Super Hornet.
https://theprint.in/defence/rafale-jets-for-indian-navy-france-sends-in-bid-contract-likely-to-be-inked-only-after-2024-polls/1895584/
December 21
***
Well documented article on
the shift in US govt military industrial policy of the past three
decades:
US defense minnows will storm the barricades
After decades of Pentagon-backed consolidation, political pressure and the challenge of arming Ukraine are forcing a hard look at reduced competition. That means less latitude for big firms to gobble up rivals, and more government money directed to newcomers. https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/us-defense-minnows-will-storm-barricades-2023-12-20/
***
#Moldova
obtains air defence radar from France's #Thales. "We have no air
defences, no missiles, no planes. (...) This is only the beginning,"
Prime Minister Dorin Recean said.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/moldova-obtains-air-defence-radar-frances-thales-2023-12-20/
***
Sweden a pawn
in the hands of Turkish president Erdogan? He said positive
developments on US sale of F-16's to Ankara & on Canada's arms
embargo, would help Turkey's parliament move toward ratifying
#Sweden's NATO membership bid. For both are good reasons.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2036035/turkeys-erdogan-links-canadas-drone-embargo-to-sweden-nato-bid
***
Hundreds of
NGOs protest outside Spain’s parliament, calling to cease arms
trade with Israel.
Spain bought close to $1B worth of weapons from Israel this year, according to protesters.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/hundreds-of-ngos-protest-outside-spain-s-parliament-calling-to-cease-arms-trade-with-israel/3088218
***
Report to
Congress on Foreign Arms Sales reviews the process & procedures
that apply to arms sales proposed by the President including
consideration of proposals to sell major military equipment, articles
& services, or the retransfer to 3rd-party states.
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24231718/arms-sales-congressional-review-process-dec-19-2023.pdf
December 20
***
How many?
Zelensky: Ukraine to produce 1 million drones next year.
What kind?
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-ukraine-to-produce-1-million-drones-next-year/
***
#Czech
firearms & ammo producer #Colt CZ plans to buy #Brazilian
competitor Sellier & Bellot for $350m, the former announced
Monday. Pending “regulatory approval in various countries,” Colt
CZ is expected to finalize the deal in the first half of 2024.
https://www.coltczgroup.com/en/media-press-releases/colt-cz-group-se-acquires-traditional-czech-manufacturer-of-small-caliber-ammunition-sellier-bellot
***
UK
#universities take millions from military companies arming #Israel.
Major #arms companies give UK universities almost £100m and sit on
Russell Group advisory boards.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/universities-millions-defence-companies-israel-gaza/
***
Antwoord op
Kamervragen (Van Dijk, SP) over F-35-onderdelen naar Israël. Hoe een
Algemene Vergunning wordt ingezet in een geïntegreerde
buitenlandpolitieke- en veiligheidsafweging, waarin mensenrechten en
het plegen van oorlogsmisdaden zijn meegenomen, maar blijkbaar ...
minder zwaar wegen dan steun aan het Israël van Netanyahu.
De antwoorden op de 26 losse vragen geven enig inzicht in de werking van de doorlevering via #Woensdrecht op grond van de Regeling Algemene Vergunning #NL009.
#F35 #Israel
Zie voor tekst -> https://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=2023D50373
***
#Airbus
Helicopters is actively working to present a renewed offer for
H225M Caracal multirole helicopters to the #UAE.
Human rights and arms export rules aren't an issue when #petrodollars and allies are involved even when they violate UN arms embargo's. https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/62409
***
#Saudi
autocrat Mohammad Bin Salman #MBS is determined to acquire
#Russian #hypersonic technologies. He addressed the subject with
Russian President Vladimir #Putin during their recent meeting in
Riyadh. https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/62410
***
Another arms
export restriction collapsed.
#Japan to ship #Patriot missiles to #US as export rules eased. The shipment could indirectly lead to supporting #Ukraine in the form of replenishing those the US shipped to Kyiv. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15088950
December 19
***
Accumulating
problems. F-35 head warns future upgrades at risk, production
shutdown possible. The #F35 Joint Strike Fighter is facing
“significant challenges” on its future weapons and other
capability upgrades.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/12/15/f-35-head-warns-future-upgrades-at-risk-production-shutdown-possible/
***
The executive
summaries of the ENAAT report "'From war lobby to war economy'
are now translated into Dutch, French and German.. They are available
at the bottom of this webpage ->
https://enaat.org/2023/12/07/from-war-lobby-to-war-economy-new-enaat-report
***
Indian
#Bharat Dynamics secures major deal from #Armenia amidst global
achievements. Sources say that Armenia has acquired the Akash Air
Defence System and 15 AAD Systems from BDL. The transaction is
estimated to have a vallue between €55m and €66m.
https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-indian-defence-triumph-bharat-dynamics-secures-major-deal-from-armenia-amidst-global-achievements-say-sources-269201
***
Global
Protests Target Weapon Manufacturers With Ties to Israel. A
decentralized global network of activists is carrying out non-violent
actions to disrupt companies that support Israel’s war machine.
https://indypendent.org/2023/12/arms-are-for-linking-global-protests-target-weapon-manufacturers-with-ties-to-israel/
***
The #European
Commission’s 2024 list of controlled #dualuse items comes
into force. The updates concern the control parameters for
manufacturing equipment, high performance computers & lasers,
propulsion motors for submersible vehicles & aircraft engines.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302616
***
#French group
#Dassault Aviation took advantage of the #Egypt Defence Expo #EDEX,
held in Cairo in December, to consolidate its position in the country
and build trade cooperation with Egyptian securocrats. [Pay Wall]
https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2023/12/19/dassault-the-egyptian-army-s-partner-of-choice-at-edex-defence-show,110130577-art
***
The
#Swiss government has been given more flexibility when it comes to
approving the export of war material. Both chambers of parliament
have agreed to allow the government to deviate from previous
restrictions on such exports in exceptional cases.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-parliament-greenlights-more-leeway-on-war-material-exports/49070646
December
18
***
#UAE President said
that the joint development & research committee shared by
#Tawazun & #France’s Direction Générale de l'Armement #DGA
has established new transfer of technology agreements between Tawazun
and each of #Thales Group, #MBDA and #Safran.
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/62403
December 16
***
Need
inspiration?
Video of #blockade @ #BAE Systems in #Glasgow on
071223:
in protest over the military company’s ties to #Israel
as a call for a ceasefire
an end to the Israeli occupation.
https://socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed-video/workers-for-palestine-blockading-bae/
Or do it your own way.
#Nederlandse info
https://stopwapenhandel.org/verbreek-banden-met-israelische-wapenindustrie/
***
#Australian
peace builders wanted to question #Thales on its links to
Israel’s genocide in #Palestine, but were denied entry to weapons
manufacturer’s office, Dec 15. Thales has a relationship with
Israeli Aerospace Industries #IAI & #Elbit.
https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/pro-palestine-protesters-say-thales-has-social-licence
December
16
***
Bristol residents
target #Elbit over Israeli arms exports and "will keep taking
actions like this until there are no arms dealers left in Bristol,
and they invite you to do the same."
https://caat.org.uk/news/bristol-residents-target-elbit-over-israeli-arms-exports/
December 15
***
"We were
successful in the sense that the claims by the state that there were
no violations in Gaza, or we can't assess that, has been wiped off
the table and (the finding) that the F-35 is used in the war is
extremely important," the lawyer told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/dutch-shipments-f-35-fighter-jet-parts-israel-can-continue-court-says-2023-12-15/
While
the judges said it was likely that F-35s contributed to possible war
crimes, they added that under the terms of the arms export permit
they could only rule on the question of whether the government had
made a reasonable assessment in allowing exports to continue and said
there was no scope for a judge to intervene.
***
Eric Trappier
CEO of French Dassault Aviation of opens fire on F-35, a fighter
plane which is "only interoperable with itself,” and as such,
he rethorically asks, is “there some element of blackmail?”
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/dassault-ceo-talks-saudi-interest-in-rafale-takes-a-shot-at-f-35-and-reveals-fcas-details/
***
US rushed new #F35 capabilities to #Israel after Hamas attack Pentagon officials say they’re delivering “unprecedented surge support to F-35 users in Israel.”
 |
| Action in Woensdrecht at Elbit branch 25/11/23 |
The #Netherlands is given green light by #judge to deliver components. https://twitter.com/NOS/status/1735596855604482048
Dutch shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel can continue, court says https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2747127-dutch-shipments-of-f-35-fighter-jet-parts-to-israel-can-continue-court-says
Claimants will open an Appeal against the verdict https://twitter.com/PAXvoorvrede/status/1735613872126542282
Hopefully activists wiil continue opposing these deliverances aswell.
***
#Italy’s
#Leonardo and #Franco-#German consortium #KNDS (with a financial
holding at Gustav Mahlerlaan 1017, 1082MK #Amsterdam) are forming a
“strategic alliance” to build tanks and possibly more, the
companies said on Wednesday. Read More ->
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/12/13/leonardo-knds-forge-european-industry-alliance-for-next-gen-tanks/
***
Victory for
Campaign as Fisher German ends Elbit ties. Palestine Action has
received confirmation that the property managers for #Elbit Systems’
Shenstone drone factory, Fisher German, have cut ties with the
Israeli arms manufacturer.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/12/14/victory-for-campaign-as-fisher-german-ends-elbit-ties
***
MAN Energy
Solutions levert dieselmotoren en dieselgeneratorsets voor
ASW-fregatten van Damen Naval die de huidige M-fregatten van de Karel
Doorman-klasse zullen vervangen.
https://maritimetechnology.nl/nl/actueel/man-energy-solutions-levert-dieselmotoren-en-dieselgeneratorsets-voor-asw-fregatten-van-damen-naval/
***
Russia's plan
to use stocks of components and materials reserved for arms
manufacturing in the years 2024-25 might address some immediate
needs. This could lead to long-term challenges in maintaining a
steady supply of military equipment.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_december_2023_global_security_army_industry/despite_economic_sanctions_russia_capable_of_producing_100_-_150_tanks_per_month.html
***
The arms
industry shapes European policies way beyond the military by
@letysedou, #ENAAT and Mark Akkerman, @CTWnl.
https://euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/the-arms-industry-shapes-european-policies-way-beyond-the-military/
***
#Azerbaijan
receives arms exports from #Israel and #Turkey. #Armenia is looking
to India as “the biggest Armenian partner in defence” in light of
#Russia’s absence and to #France which has already shipped armoured
vehicles & radar tech. #Karabach
https://www.intellinews.com/balance-of-power-in-south-caucasus-still-shifting-after-karabakh-collapse-305480/
***
The US State
Department & Treasury imposed #sanctions
on more than 250 individuals& entities in Russia, China, #Turkey,
the #UAE and #Pakistan, taking fresh aim at Russia’s military
together with its banking, energy and mining sectors.
https://www.worldecr.com/news/
***
The
#semiconductor industry is pushing the Biden administration for more
transparency surrounding its future plans for export controls on
chips and chip tools, saying the uncertainty is causing more foreign
customers to avoid using advanced US-origin tech.
https://exportcompliancedaily.com/article/2023/12/14/export-control-uncertainty-is-at-all-time-high-chip-industry-official-says-2312130052
***
“The recent
overseas trip was almost all about #semiconductors,” #Samsung
Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong. said, declining to comment on more
details. #ASML
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2023/12/129_365205.html
 |
| bron |
Bijna kerst. Uit de Korea Times https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/12/137_365135.html
***
Retweet
@jacobin: Arms industry executives at both
Raytheon and General Dynamics spoke candidly about how Israel’s war
on Gaza will be good for business.
https://jacobin.com/2023/10/raytheon-general-dynamics-gaza-israel-war-military-industrial-complex
***
#Saudis Eye
France’s Rafale Fighter. With #Germany still blocking a
long-planned sale of #Eurofighter Typhoons to the Kingdom, Dassault
is capitalizing on the opportunity. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/saudis-eye-frances-rafale-fighter
F-15EX, EFAs & Rafales – Saudi works to develop most formidable Air Force in Middle East. With the help of Europe and the US. Positive is only the so-called German 'stubbornness' to sell fighters to the human rights violating, violent and autocrat regime. https://www.eurasiantimes.com/saudi-arabia-turning-into-formidable-air-force-operating-rafales-typhoons-f-15ex/
***
Prediction:
For long fat military contracts in the US & Europe have been
shared between a small number of giant contractors. But changes in
geopolitics, warfare& tech are bringing scrappy new firms into
the sector, determined to shake up arms acquisition.
https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/12/14/scrappy-new-firms-are-slimming-down-bloated-defence-contracts
***
The #French naval shipbuilding, systems
and support contractor is offering the Royal #Netherlands Navy #RNLN
a conventionally-powered submarine design from its Barracuda family.
More ->
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/12/naval-group-offering-barracuda-family-submarine-to-the-netherlands/
The
PR-picture on the romantic character of submarine warfare, is enough
to make one squirm and is disconnected from this history undersea
warfare as happened in the past century.
***
"It is
clear that #UK-supplied weapons & components are being used by
#Israeli forces. In this light, it is...remarkable that" there
are "no plans to convene to scrutinise UK arms export policy,"
well known persons in arms control circles wrote to the FT.
https://www.ft.com/content/9f1fc223-f781-49bd-bd0c-629c8a34c0ae
***
Nederlandse
militaire steun aan Oekraïne is sinds 3/10/23 met bijna € 550mjn
toegenomen. Het gaat vooral om commercieel verworven materieel. De
totale waarde van al het geleverde materieel en deelnames aan fondsen
staat nu op ruim € 2,6mjd. Periodieke update Kajsa
Ollongren.
Dutch military support to #Ukraine has increased by
almost €550m since Oct 3. This mainly concerns commercially
acquired equipment. The total value of all equipment supplied &
participation in funds now amounts to more than €2.6bn. Update
Dutch MoD.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/12/14/nederland-levert-oekraine-weer-ruim-half-miljard-euro-aan-materieel
December 14
***
SIPRI
analysis: #Russia's new #budget law signals determination to see the
war in Ukraine through. Planned military spending in 2024 would be
29% per cent higher in real terms than in 2023, representing 7.1% of
GDP and 35% of all government expenditure.
https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2023/russias-new-budget-law-signals-determination-see-war-ukraine-through-according-new-sipri-analysis
***
Michael Klare:
"The #Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy #AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going
to Kill Us All."
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/the-pentagons-rush-to-deploy-ai-enabled-weapons-is-going-to-kill-us-all/
***
MPs call on
UK government to halt arms exports to Israel over war crimes. Lawmakers ask whether government knows
how Israel is using British weapons, as they fear UK complicity in
atrocities. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-uk-mps-call-halt-arms-exports-gaza-atrocities
***
Most
expensive weapon ever, but the " F-35 Lightning II #JSF program
continues to struggle with costs for upgrades and fielding delays
despite being more than 20 years old, said the chairman of a key
House Armed Services subcommittee." #Lockheed
https://news.usni.org/2023/12/13/wittman-criticizes-f-35-lightning-ii-joint-strike-fighter-program-delays
More
problems for your Buck. The head of the Pentagon #F35 Joint Program
Office #JPO said on Dec. 12 he still cannot predict when a software
issue that has halted new aircraft deliveries from #Lockheed Martin
since July will be corrected.
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/f-35-delivery-freeze-complicated-software-doubts-hardware
December 13
***
The #Italian
Air Force has flown its first Block 5 version of the General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems Inc (#GA-ASI) MQ-9A #Reaper unmanned aircraft
system (UAS).
https://www.ga-asi.com/italian-air-force-flies-new-mq-9a-block-5-rpa-from-ga-asi
See also:
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/09/29/italy-funds-arming-its-reaper-drones/
and https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/italy-weaponization-mq-9s
***
New #Polish
government “may invalidate” final arms deals signed by
predecessor. This includes the $2.6 billion deal with South #Korea to
purchase over 150 self-propelled howitzers.
https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/12/12/new-polish-government-may-invalidate-final-arms-deals-signed-by-predecessor/
Return
of #Tusk unlikely to affect arms deal with #Korea. Swierczynski, the
head of the security & international affairs desk @ Polityka
Insight (Warsaw), believes there is little reason for the incoming
government to backtrack on already-inked agreements.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/12/205_365201.html
***
EU and UK
inbound #FDI regimes, included those for strategic investments, and
more specific military and dual-use, biotech, infrastructure, quantum
technologies, satellite and space technologies etc.
https://www.financierworldwide.com/eu-and-uk-inbound-fdi-regimes
***
Letter to the
UK Government Calling for an Immediate Halt to UK Arms Transfers to
the Government of Israel. "Failure to do so risks the Government
breaching its own laws and being complicit in grave abuses."
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/12/letter-uk-government-calling-immediate-halt-uk-arms-transfers-government-israel
***
Anti-War
Workers Blockade Factory Making Israeli Drone Engines for Its Siege
on Gaza.
World Beyond War blocked the entrance
of a Pratt & Whitney plant in Canada this morning.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7bje4/anti-war-workers-blockade-factory-making-israeli-drone-engines-for-its-siege-on-gaza
***
Negotiations
concluded for an EU law introducing criminal offences & penalties
for violation of EU sanctions. This ensures violations or
circumventions of EU sanctions will be prosecuted an has importance
in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/12/council-and-parliament-reach-political-agreement-to-criminalise-violation-of-eu-sanctions/
Companies
who are found to be dodging strict trade sanctions, including those
imposed since the war in Ukraine, will face tougher penalties with
the creation of a new #UK Office of Trade #Sanctions Implementation
#OTSI.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-unit-to-crack-down-on-firms-dodging-russian-sanctions
New
guidance from the Biden administration this week warned shippers,
brokers, ship owners and others transportation industries to better
know their #cargo, saying they each have a “#responsibility” to
craft their own “rigorous” compliance programs.
https://www.justice.gov/media/1327981/dl
Joe
Biden’s administration applied economic and diplomatic #sanctions
on hundreds of Russian, Chinese, #Turkish (#NATO) and #Emirati (Arab
ally) individuals and companies on Tuesday, targeting #suppliers of
products for #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine.
https://nationworldnews.com/us-announces-sanctions-on-russian-arms-suppliers/
Uitbreiding
van de traditionele #sancties is zinloos schrijven Goedkov,
Inozemtsev en Koedrjavtsev. Rusland vond alternatieve markten &
westerse landen schaden vooral zichzelf.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/12/12/de-sancties-tegen-rusland-kunnen-echt-effectiever-a4184047?t=1702464614
Schrijvers pleiten oa voor sancties die de
Russische samenleving #ontwrichten.
***
The Czech
Republic exports arms to Ukraine for another $2.9 billion: This is
twice as much as from 2022 in total.
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/the_czech_republic_exports_arms_to_ukraine_for_another_29_billion_dollars_this_is_twice_as_much_as_from_2022_in_total-8852.html
***
“Onze
regeringen hebben bloed aan de handen”: #protest tegen #wapenhandel
naar Israël via Antwerpse haven.
Een honderdtal actievoerders hebben
dinsdagavond actie gevoerd aan de kantoren van de Israëlische
rederij #ZIM in #Antwerpen.
https://www.pzc.nl/antwerpen/onze-regeringen-hebben-bloed-aan-de-handen-protest-tegen-wapenhandel-naar-israel-via-antwerpse-haven~aeae8bd4/
#ZIM
again. At ports in Melbourne, Sydney, and Fremantle, blockades have
delayed shipments bound for Israel. In the face of crippling fines
and the threat of jail, protesters are determined to disrupt
#Israel’s offensive in #Gaza. #Austrralia
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/australia-palestine-solidarity-zim-isreal-war-gaza-blockade
***
A group
of anti-war protesters comprised of workers and union members
blockaded #Pratt & Whitney plant in Mississauga, near Toronto
that produces engines for #Israel’s #drones. They had signs such as
“#Canada: Stop Arming Israel” and “Workers Against War.”
https://the1014.co.nz/uncategorized/anti-war-workers-blockade-factory-making-israeli-drone-engines-for-its-siege-on-gaza/291185/
December 12
***
The poor
performance of Russian hardware, especially tanks and heavy weapons
in Ukraine, has hit demand for Russian equipment. But Russian imports
in Africa continue to grow.
https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/defence/russia-still-up-in-arms-despite-ukraine-war
***
UK factories
help build the jets used by the Israeli military. They should be
stopped wrote Amelia Horgan
Politicians won’t listen – so a growing protest movement is working to end Britain’s contribution to the destruction.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/11/uk-factories-weapons-idf-gaza-protest-movement
***
#Thales_Alenia
Space has signed a multi-mission contract with #Indonesia's #PT_Len
Industri to provide a state-of-the-art Earth observation
constellation combining both radar and optical sensors and dedicated
to the Indonesian MoD. #satellite
https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/thales-alenia-space-signs-multi-satellite-contract-with-pt-len/
***
Retweet
@TamamBeitJirja: This morning at 7
am, 60 people attached themselves to the bars of OIP Sensor systems
[Belgium], owned by the Israeli company Elbeit systems, to block
access and prevent production. The blockade denounces the ongoing
genocide on Gaza and Belgium's complicity in arms production.
https://twitter.com/TamamBeitJirja/status/1734108904542372082
***
A working
group has been set up by a committee overseeing the #Merseyside
#Pension Fund to look into controversial investments in arms
companies. Concerns were raised about investments, said to be linked
to conflicts in Israel, Palestine & Yemen.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/positive-step-forward-looking-arms-28272547
***
Sanctions:
“BIS Studying Export Control 'Options' for Open Source Software, Cloud, [BIS Undersecretary} Estevez Says” https://exportcompliancedaily.com/login [Paywall]
“BIS Official Says Chip Controls Will Delay, Not Stop, China’s Tech Development” https://exportcompliancedaily.com/ [Paywall]
“The U.S. Must Use Its Export Controls” https://nationalinterest.org/feature/us-must-use-its-export-controls-207814
December
11
***
Update on SAMI-Norinco
arms package
Officials from #Saudi #SAMI were
previously reported to be in talks with #China’s #Norinco for a
deal that includes the procurement of reconnaissance drones, air
defense systems, and kamikaze drones. [Paywall]
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/62382-saudi-arabia-update-on-sami-norinco-arms-package
***
The
#Japanese government's recent move to relax arms export restrictions
has aroused widespread attention and concern from the international
community. Easing export restrictions could lead to disruptions in
regional and international order. [Chinese news site]
https://min.news/en/world/adb0f1ae395e64f7b3905b5745e8a3ca.html
December 10
***
#EDEX2023.
The event witnessed significant activity from the Minister for
Military Production. He met with MoD's and officials from Serbia,
Armenia, Czechia, S. Korea, Turkey, etc & representatives from
#Thales, Northrop Grumman, #Beretta & others. #Egypt
https://see.news/egypts-edex-2023-showcases-military-prowess-and-expands-global-defense-partnerships
***
Staal voor Poetins
oorlogsmachine mede mogelijk gemaakt door Italiaans-Nederlands
bedrijf
Na de Russische annexatie van de Krim in 2014 groeide het Italiaanse staalbedrijf Danieli Group uit tot een speler van formaat in de Russische staalindustrie, de motor van Poetins oorlogsmachine. Zo ook het Nederlandse dochterbedrijf Danieli Corus. Zelfs na de invasie van Oekraïne in 2022 bleef het bedrijf Russische klanten bedienen. https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/russisch-militair-staal-met-nederlands-italiaans-tintje
***
#Amnesty UK
asks London if it will cease #arms exports to Jeruzalem. AI-UK notes
that If #Israel continues to face no concrete consequences from
allies for its continued serious breaches of IHLaw, the international
rules-based system itselfis also damaged. https://www.amnesty.org.uk/files/2023-12/Amnesty%20International%20UK%20Briefing%20-%20Israel%20Arms%20Exports%20-%20WHD%2012.12.2023.pdf
UK:
MPs urged to support calls for immediate halt to UK arms sales to
Israel
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-mps-urged-support-calls-immediate-halt-uk-arms-sales-israel
***
#US
cleared the potential sale of 13,981 tank rounds to #Israel, citing
an emergency that allows for a fast-track notification to lawmakers.
Israel has requested to buy the 120mm munitions for an estimated cost
of $106.5 million, the Pentagon’s #DCSA said.
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/israel-m830a1-120mm-tank-cartridges
December 9
***
Waking the
Sleeping Giant: US’s Defence Industrial Base Faces Critical
Challenges.
(Came across the fantasized words of
Yamamoto also in December23 issue of Proceedings.)
Indeed it woke & never went to bed again. Now more flesh is fastly added to the #MIC.
***
Heading in
Saudi Gazette:
#Europe 'aiding and assisting' Israel's war in Gaza with key weapons
based on SIPRI info on arms sales to #Israel in 2013-22. #Italy & #Germany had supplied IDF crucial weapons & equipment it was now using on the ground in #Gaza. https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/638516
***
Once upon a
time firms like NSO were the stars of digital arms world, but this
year no #Israeli offensive #cyber firms were present last month at
the biggest national security tech expo in EU #Milipol Paris.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2023-12-08/ty-article/.premium/at-defense-and-arms-expo-israeli-cyber-is-out-but-surveillance-tech-in/0000018c-49da-db23-ad9f-69da26e10000
***
UK ARMS IN
ISRAEL’S ATTACKS ON GAZA
Arms exports include components for F-35 aircraft used in Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip.
UK banks, including Barclays, are profiting from the deadly arms trade with Israel.
https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/UK-Israel%20arms%20trade%20briefing%20Dec23.pdf
December 8
***
The
#Indonesian Air Force has taken delivery of eight H225M helicopters
manufactured by #Airbus to support transport and other military
missions. The notorious Minister of Defence #Prabowo Subianto led a
hand-over ceremony earlier this month.
https://www.kemhan.go.id/2023/12/01/menhan-prabowo-serahkan-delapan-unit-helikopter-h225m-dan-resmikan-full-flight-simulator-h225m.html
***
Ik zie de
cartoons al voor me: NOX tegen krijgsmacht.
Bouw van de #marinierskazerne in Nieuw-Milligen loopt vertraging op, omdat er sprake is van te hoge zogeheten #stikstofdepositie. De geplande aanbesteding van 12/12/2023 kan daarom niet van start. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/12/07/bouw-marinierskazerne-in-nieuw-milligen-vertraagd
***
Protesters
blockade UK factories building F-35 warplane parts used by Israel.
Workers and trade unions have targeted four British arms factories supplying components used to build the F-35 stealth fighter.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-protesters-blockade-uk-factories-f35-parts-israel
***
UK government
blasted for refusing to confirm if the UK’s Cyprus airbase is being
used as a covert hub for supplying arms to Israel. It was reported
that RAF #Akrotiri has handled 30+ military #transport flights to Tel
Aviv since the start of the Gaza war.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/mod-refuses-confirm-if-cyprus-airbase-supply-arms-israel
UK
faces criticism over alleged arms supply from Cyprus to Israel
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/uk-faces-criticism-over-alleged-arms-supply-from-cyprus-to-israel/
December 7
***
Why is
the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without
conditions?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/07/us-israel-military-support-scrutiny-human-rights
Article ends with better question: Why is it not immediately ended
noting that Israel kills and displaces citizens of Gaza in large
numbers?
***
Saab
Inc. won a $15.9m deal for the construction of underwater #drones and
associated storage containers, training naval mines, spare parts,
training documentation, training and transportation. The contract
involves FMS to Kuwait.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3606232/
***
Four
Arms Factories Across the UK #Blockaded in #Solidarity with Palestine
Over 1,000 workers have simultaneously
blocked four arms factories across the UK which provide components
for #arms used by #Israel in its bombardment of #Gaza.
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2023/12/four-arms-factories-across-the-uk-blockaded-in-solidarity-with-palestine
***
S.
#Korea eyes chip alliance with Netherlands.
Yoon said. "A closer chip
cooperation with the #Netherlands will not only greatly contribute to
our #arms industry capabilities, but also open up new opportunities
for arms #exports." #ASML
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231207000713
December
6
***
UK
government faces legal challenge over arms exports to Israel. Al-Haq
and Global Legal Action Network argue sales of British weapons could
breach international law.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/uk-government-faces-legal-challenge-over-arms-exports-to-israel
***
Mark Bromley,
"The EU Dual-use Regulation, cyber-surveillance and human
rights: the competing norms and organised hypocrisy of EU export
controls," Defence Studies, Volume 23, Issue 4, December 3,
2023.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14702436.2023.2277455
***
Two #Finnish companies
are suspected of having exported #drones and
other #military classified products worth over three million euros
to #Russia in violation of EU sanctions, Finnish Customs
said Tuesday. #smuggling
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/12/05/finnish-firms-smuggling-drones-russia/
***
Over 70% of
the arms used by organised crime in Mexico come from the US, said the
US ambassador to #Mexico, Ken Salazar. “The problem is bilateral”
& requires the joint work of the governments of both countries
“to discover these weapons before they
cross.”https://nationworldnews.com/the-us-receives-70-of-the-weapons-used-by-organized-crime-in-mexico-from-its-country/
***
The American
Way of Economic War
Is Washington Overusing Its Most Powerful Weapons?
By Paul Krugman.
"Washington
might use its authority to punish states and people that have done
nothing wrong. Experts must therefore think about how to best
constrain—if not quite contain—the United States’
empire.”
"There is also the obvious risk that countries
that lose wars without gun smoke could lash out by waging wars with
gun smoke."
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/american-way-economic-war-paul-krugman
***
UK’s
revised arms export criteria: a shift towards less accountability? On
the 30 November 2023, the UK government published a detailed
report ‘UK amends its criteria for arms exports‘ on the
revisions exports of strategic goods.
https://aoav.org.uk/2023/uks-revised-arms-export-criteria-a-shift-towards-less-accountability/
***
Carbon
emissions from the world's militaries directly threaten the planet’s
future.
Demilitarisation across nations
promises huge climate benefits.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2023/12/06/carbon-emissions-from-the-worlds-militaries-directly-threaten-the-planets-future/
***
How Israel
got an endless supply of US-made smart Bombs. Nearly three years ago,
Congress gave Israel a pass to stockpile precision-guided #bombs
“without regard to annual limits.” An inside source confirms that
even more have been transferred since Oct 7.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/united-states-israel-precision-guided-munitions-stockpile
***
#INDONESIA’S
outgoing president Widojo has approved a 20% cent increase in
military spending in 2024, to upgrade military hardware, its finance
minister said.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/indonesia-approves-20-rise-defence-spending-through-2024
With a growth of the the Indonesian economy by 5% in 2024 this will be at the cost of...?
***
Another
crisis in the arms industry noted. “It is an urgent issue...We need
counter [#drone system] capabilities at scale,” said Under Sec of
Defense for Acquisition&Sustainment #LaPlante. “We need
#lots_of_money, we need production lines to go up fast.”
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/amid-ukraine-and-israel-conflicts-pentagon-acquisition-chief-sees-counter-drone-crisis/
LaPlante has a background in advanced technologhy researchfirms included defence and space. https://www.acq.osd.mil/leadership/as/dr-william-laplante.html
***
'Onderzoek
Defensie deugt niet'. #Defensie moet er wel degelijk rekening mee
houden dat #stikstofregels heropening van de vliegbasis in de weg
staan. De werkgroep gaat nu kijken hoe dit wapenfeit in de strijd
tegen die heropening gebruikt kan worden.
https://www.gelderlander.nl/land-van-cuijk/weer-straaljagers-vanaf-vliegbasis-de-peel-stikstof-kan-dat-voorkomen-hopen-omwonenden~a13c77c08/
Inleiding
op het artikel: Volgens Defensie is stikstof geen belemmering voor
het heropenen van vliegbasis De Peel, maar Werkgroep De Peel – een
groep tegenstanders – denkt daar toch heel anders over. ,,Het
onderzoek van Defensie deugt niet”, zegt Ben Alders van de
werkgroep.
***
Poland’s
outgoing defense chief drops $2.6 billion on Hanwha howitzers
The move has come under scrutiny, with some lawmakers arguing the new outgoing government should leave such spending calls to incoming leadership.
***
'Unacceptable'
protestors removed from Uni. of Nottingham building.
Group called for the university to end links with all firms involved in the arms trade.
Peculiar at a time when selling arms to autocrats, those targeting civilians, etc. is accepted.
***
#Belgium has
pledged to transfer #F16 fighters to Ukraine in 2025, the press
service of the #Ukrainian MoD reported on 12/05/23 on a Telegram
channel. The day prior, Rustem Umerov, the MoD of Ukraine, met with
his Belgian colleague Ludvine Dedonder.
https://frontierindia.com/briefs/belgium-confirms-f-16s-for-ukraine-but-with-a-catch/
***
Legal &
human rights groups challenging the British government in the High
#Court say the UK has breached its legal obligations by continuing to
license arms sales to #Israel as it continues its offensive on Gaza.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/groups-take-uk-government-court-over-arms-exports-israel
#Dutch groups see https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231204-rights-orgs-sue-netherlands-over-f-35-parts-to-israel
***
Interessant
artikel. Zoals:
Kunnen aan Algemene Vergunningen zoals NL009 sancties verbonden worden.
+/- 500 Gevechtsvliegtuigen in en uit
Europa zijn voor de dagelijkse aanvoer van reserveonderdelen
afhankelijk van het #F35 Regional European Warehouse op vliegbasis
#Woensdrecht.
Retweet met
comment @FrankSlijper: Het enige wat wij
vragen, is dat de overheid zich aan haar eigen regels houdt. Je kunt
niet zeggen: het wapenexportbeleid dat geldt voor de hele wereld telt
nu even niet.” - @michielservaes via @StevenDerix.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/12/04/felle-strijd-mensenrechtenorganisaties-tegen-nederlandse-staat-over-export-f35-naar-israel-meest-fundamentele-beginselen-van-het-recht-en-van-menselijkheid-a4183235
***
“We just
don’t have enough #ammunition. So forget about the end use of what
mission this might be on, and what we want to do with it...That is
quite expensive initially, to reopen production lines”, Ed Arnold
of RUSI.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/12/04/four-factors-shaping-european-defense-in-2024-and-beyond/
Scale them back will also be costly.
***
On
December 5, 2023, #Damen cut the first steel for the new #German
multi-purpose F126 #frigate marking the start of the construction for
the German Navy.
December 4
***
Arms industry
of Turkey grown substantial. It decreased reliance on foreign
military imports from 80% in 2004 to +/- 20% in 2022. It became the
11th largest arms exporter (without being a signatory to the ATT) and
with an aggressive arms export policy.
https://aoav.org.uk/2023/turkiyes-arms-industry-and-the-arms-trade-treaty-growing-tensions-with-the-west-amid-domestic-ambitions-and-international-commitments/
***
Retweet
@milemissionsgap: Today is Relief,
Recovery, and Peace Day at #COP28. Militaries are responsible for an
estimated 5.5% of global emissions. If they were a country, they
would be the 4th largest emitter. But militaries don't have to report
their emissions to the @UNFCCC- this has to change.
***
What is the share of the total arms revenue of the SIPRI Top 100 for 2021 by country?
| USA |  |
51.0% |
| China |  |
18.0% |
| UK |  |
7.0% |
| France |  |
4.4% |
| Russia |  |
3.5% |
| Trans-European | 3.3% | |
| Italy |  |
2.6% |
| Israel |  |
2.1% |
| Germany |  |
1.5% |
| Japan |  |
1.2% |
| South Korea |  |
1.2% |
| India |  |
1.1% |
| Other | 3.6% |
***
De militaire
kamer in de rechtbank in Arnhem doet maandag mogelijk uitspraak in de
zaak tegen commando Sil A. De #Commando wordt verdacht van
drugssmokkel en #wapenhandel. Het Openbaar Ministerie eiste vorige
maand een gevangenisstraf van zes jaar.
https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/999771454/commando-hoort-wellicht-of-hij-cel-in-moet-om-drugs-en-wapens
***
#Thales
completes the acquisition of Imperva (https://www.imperva.com/),
creating one of the world's 5 leading companies focused on protecting
the heart of the digital ecosystem: applications, data and
identities.
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/thales-completes-the-acquisition-of-imperva-creating-a-global-leader-in-cybersecurity
***
#SIPRI
Arms companies’ efforts to increase production capacity were
hindered by labour shortages, rising costs & supply chain
disruptions. Outstanding orders & wave of new contracts signal
that global arms revenue could grow substantially in coming years.
https://sipri.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/fs_2312_top_100_2022.pdf
December 3
***
The Campaign
Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has condemned the resumption of Israel's
brutal bombardment of the occupied Gaza Strip, and calls on the UK
government to implement an immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel.
https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/48623
***
South
Sudanese soldiers reveal secretly acquired Israeli-made assault
rifles. they are using Israeli-made 7.62 × 39 mm Galil ACE 32
assault rifles, which were secretly supplied to them by the South
Sudanese National Security Service (NSS).
https://www.military.africa/2023/12/south-sudanese-soldiers-reveal-secretly-acquired-israeli-made-assault-rifles/
December 2
***
After weeks
of action, iO Associates, the sole #recruiters for the UK operations
of Israel’s largest weapons company, #Elbit Systems, have confirmed
via email to Palestine Action that they ended their association with
Elbit on the evening of November 29th.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/12/02/elbit-systems-dropped-by-recruiters-after-protests/
***
#Elbit
Systems UK will develop, produce and integrate #simulators for the
British Armys 81mm #mortars and 105mm Light Gun (...) This contract
awarded by the UK MoD builds on Elbit Systems UKs existing array of
advanced training and simulation systems deployed to the British
Army, and will also leverage the experience of its subcontractor, Van
#Halteren Technologies, from the Netherlands, who have already
delivered similar systems globally.
https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/elbit-systems-uk-selected-to-provide-artillery-and-mortar-simulators-to-british-army/
***
History of
arms exports reveals SA’s double standards. Arms exports are not a
neutral act – they never have been. They have the potential to
perpetuate a conflict and potentially contribute to violations of
international law.
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/history-of-arms-exports-reveals-sas-double-standards-18bf06e7-7375-4d3c-91da-0cdf9bcc3d0e
***
The Federal
Government of Somalia extends its profound gratitude to the United
Nations Security Council for its momentous decision to fully lift the
longstanding arms embargo on Somalia.
https://press.un.org/en/2023/sc15511.doc.htm
***
French
#Thales has set up a new office in Bengaluru, as an extension of
Thales’ Engineering Competence Centre in #Bengaluru that was
inaugurated in 2019. Activities will include: radar software,
airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance. #India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/thales-opens-new-office-in-bengaluru/articleshow/105641265.cms
***
A deputy commander
of #Kazakhstan's Air Defence Forces, Col Yerzhan Nildibayev, has said
that his country will not buy "very expensive" #fighter
#jets from #France, the privately-owned news website KazTAG reported
on 30 November. (KazTAG news agency, Almaty, in Russian 30/11/23)
***
Weighting to invest
in companies that produce weapons, you may face a major ethical
question: Am I funding war and death? Experts diverge on the answer
(...) Financing arms manufacturing means financing warfare, Johanna
Schmidt, at Triodos Bank, said.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2023/11/30/making-money-on-defence-stocks-is-it-ethical-to-cash-in-on-the-boom
***
Embraer and
the #NIDV signed a MoU during the 34th NIDV Exhibition for Defense
and Security #NEDS2023. The signing is a key element in the strategic
relationship developed between Embraer and the Netherlands, on the
C-390 Millennium and A-29 Super Tucano.
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/defence/latest/nidv-embraer-sign-co-operation-agreement-on-c-390-a-29-aircraft-for-the-netherlands
(...)
this agreement aligns with several other MoUs involving tech and
industrial partners like #Fokker Services Group and #MultiSIM, as
well as esteemed research institutes such as the Royal Netherlands
Aerospace Centre (Royal #NLR) and the Netherlands Organization for
#TNO.
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Vijand
rammelt aan de poort. Voor #Ahoy vond tijdens de beurs 'n
demonstratie plaats. De politie loste een waarschuwingsschot. Een
omstander droeg mogelijk 'n vuurwapen. Geen wapen aangetroffen.
https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/nederland/1202753/op-beurs-is-te-merken-wapenindustrie-heeft-wind-in-de-rug-in-
Nee 't was 'n aansteker, waarom meldt je dat niet? @TekstPast
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Oorlog gaat voor.
#Wapenbeurs #NEDS in #Rotterdam: "Alle Israëlische bedrijven
die normaliter een stand hebben op de #NIDV-beurs, hadden deze keer
afgezegd vanwege de oorlog in hun land. Op de plek van Israël
Aerospace Industries #IAI was een koffiehoek."
https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1043959-verdubbel-militaire-productie-binnen-de-navo
December
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Replying to @martinbroek and @trouwschmidt Dank,
hierbij de allerlaatste. Over de wonderlijke argumentatie tav de
export van F35/JSF onderdelen cc @PAXvoorvrede @CTWnl
https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/kamervragen/detail?id=2023Z19578&did=2023D47674
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Saudi
Arabian Military Industries Advances #SAMI Saudi Aerospace Ambitions.
Aerospace is becoming a key pillar for Saudi Arabian Military
Industries, as Riyadh aims to make half of defense acquisitions
in-country by 2030.
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/supply-chain/saudi-arabian-military-industries-advances-saudi-aerospace-ambitions
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Drie
internationale online bijeenkomsten over bewapening,
klimaatrechtvaardigheid en militarisme. Online bijeenkomsten over
wapenhandel en klimaat (2 december), Europees beleid (7 december) en
de COP 28 milieuconferentie (8 december).
https://www.globalinfo.nl/nieuws/drie-internationale-online-bijeenkomsten-over-bewapening-klimaatrechtvaardigheid-en-militarisme/
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The
White House aims to lift nearly all restrictions on #Israel’s
access to #weapons from a crucial #US stockpile, enabling a smoother
weapons pipeline to Israel, which has paused weeks of its devastating
bombing of the #Gaza Strip.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/26/biden-seeks-to-expand-israeli-access-to-us-weapons-stockpile
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Omar Barghouti,
Palestijns activist en oprichter van boycotbeweging BDS ‘De EU nam
sancties tegen elk land dat je maar kunt bedenken, maar nooit tegen
Israël’
https://www.mo.be/interview/omar-barghouti-de-EU-nam-sancties-tegen-elk-land-maar-nooit-tegen-israel
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Spanish
Indra had high-level meetings with the Saudi Arabian Military
Industries #SAMI, Nov 20, Riyadh. Key figures such as Indra CEO
Vicente and SAMI CEO Abukhaled were present. They resulted in signing
several MoUs and progress in ongoing defense deals.
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/62361
