Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek voor dagelijks vredesnieuws zie hier)
December 31
***
More
US/#Boeing support for #genocide.
The U.S. government is slated to allocate $8.6 billion to Boeing for the sale of 25 F-15 fighter jets to #Israel, the Pentagon announced on Monday.
https://www.war.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4368246/
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While it
was claimed by China Beijing mediated in ending the India-Pakistan
May 2025 conflict, Indian officials have said China used the conflict
to prove the capabilities of its weapon systems. Pakistan’s
military imports are for more than 81% from China.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-trump-china-claims-mediation-in-india-pakistan-tensions-people-in-new-delhi-react-to-bizarre-remark-101767153020772.html
December 30
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Poland has selected
Sweden’s Saab for its next-generation submarine program, which
involves the acquisition of 3 submarines.
Korean companies failed to secure the
bid.
Why and how? What does it mean for the
Canadian submarine competition.
Korean military exports
surged from
$2.9bn in 2020 to
$7.3bn in 2021 and
$17.3bn in 2022, before falling sharply
to
$13.5bn in 2023 and
$9.6bn in 2024.
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-12-30/opinion/columns/Poland-submarine-bid-loss-offers-lessons-for-Koreas-defense-industry/2488520
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German arms
exports to Turkey reached €726 million in 2025, the highest level
since 1999, according to data from the German Federal Ministry of
Economics, with the Merz government's approval of #Eurofighter sales
marking a policy shift.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/german-arms-exports-to-turkiye-hit-highest-level-in-26-years-at-726m-3212113
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Germany’s weapons
export permits to Ukraine drop from €8.15 billion to €1.14
billion in 2025.
German government says support for
Ukraine not decreasing and explains how to look at the figures.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/4074716-german-government-says-support-for-ukraine-not-decreasing.html
***
Meer of
minder militaire steun aan het Oekraïense leger. Terwijl de
militaire uitgaven overal in Europa fors worden opgeschroefd, weet
links maar moeilijk tot een uniform antwoord te komen. Jacobin ging
in gesprek met vier activistische vredesexperts.
https://jacobin.nl/links-en-de-oorlog-in-oekraine-een-gesprek/
December 29
***
The Dutch
armed forces have signed a framework agreement with Thales Nederland
to comprehensively modernize its tactical communications equipment.
The core of the agreement is the delivery of a new SOTAS
infrastructure.
https://militaeraktuell.at/en/netherlands-relies-on-thales-for-tactical-communication/
This SOTAS?
https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/01/shoot-on-yemen.html
***
#Spanish
government uses the so-called "national interest" exception
to the arms embargo on #Israel. The cabinet approved this week the
acquisition of Israeli-made technological components by #Airbus for
A400M, A330 MRTT, C295, and Sirtap.
https://en.ara.cat/politics/the-spanish-government-uses-the-exception-to-the-arms-embargo-israel-and-authorizes-transfer-of-them_1_5604287.html
December
27
***
Rumours circulate of a
#Saudi-Emirati proxy drone war in the Sudan. The KSA supports the
Sudanese Armed Forces & #drones are provided by the #UAE (and
others) to the #RSF). [Paywall]
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/64130
On the proxy ware see eg. this: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/18/khalid_mustafa_medani_sudan
December 26
***
The
introduction of the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program is
undermining not only Korea's growing foothold in Poland — the
largest single country buyer of Korean weapons, with combined
deals estimated at $23 billion since 2022 — but also in other
European and Atlantic military markets.
The €
150 billion ($177 billion) initiative, announced in March, provides
low-interest loans to member nations alike to purchase military
equipment and jointly strengthen Europe's defence capabilities, but
with an asterisk: a priority on European-made products.
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-12-26/business/industry/Europe-was-Kdefenses-promised-land-A-new-EU-initiative-threatens-that/2485683
***
Retweet
@marineschepen: Marineschip VS
vuurt Tomahawks op IS-doelen in Nigeria. Tegelijk is er kritiek op
gebruik van Tomahawks in relatie tot laag productietempo. Meer:
https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Amerikaans-schip-vuurt-op-IS-doelen-in-Nigeria-261225.html
***
South Korea's
defence procurement agency is accelerating efforts to develop &
certify military-grade semiconductors, warning that reliance on
foreign supply chains for critical chips could delay weapons
deployment & weaken competitiveness in arms exports.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/12/25/defense-critical-chip-warning-foreign-supply-chain/1161766666805/
***
Self defence
was always a farce now it seems to be forgotten.
#Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record military budget plan exceeding $58 bn for the coming fiscal year, accelerating a military buildup that includes cruise missiles and unmanned systems.
https://www.newsweek.com/japan-approves-record-defense-budget-amid-china-tensions-11270887
December
25
***
Japanese citizens held
rallies on Thursday outside the headquarters of the Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) and the National Diet building in Tokyo,
protesting Japan's weapons export policies.
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5483113-japanese-protesters-rally-against-arms-exports-in-tokyo
***
Retweet
@atarnetwork: Fences and fire: How
Europe’s border regime advanced the world’s largest humanitarian
crisis
In 2024, Swedish arms exports to the UAE rose to over
6 billion SEK, making it Sweden’s largest customer, even after a UN
report confirmed the UAE was arming the RSF and despite its record of
illicit transfers. An investigation by Swedish Radio EKOT on 8
December 2025 found evidence that Swedish developed AT 4 anti tank
weapons have appeared in Sudan’s war. While Kerstin Bergeå of the
Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society called this “a major disgrace
and scandal”, her claim that the arms trade is impossible to
control weakens accountability. UN experts, Amnesty International and
SIPRI have repeatedly documented deliberate re exports and embargo
violations by intermediaries such as the UAE.
Najlaa Eltom
shows how international actors have worsened the crisis. Europe’s
outsourcing of border control to the RSF strengthened the militia now
driving displacement and economic disruption, while supply chains and
trade routes are increasingly weaponized, with civilians paying the
price
For the full report, see Atar issue 42 :
https://atarnetwork.com/?p=19041
***
THE
#Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has broadened its investigation
into alleged #corruption in #military #procurement, intensifying
scrutiny of defence contracts and financial transactions linked to
projects awarded over the past three years.
https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/117401/macc-widens-military-procurement-corruption-probe-as-financial-trails-come-under-scrutiny
Retweet @dwnews;
A Malaysian court has found Najib Razak
guilty on multiple charges of abuse of power and money laundering
tied to the multibillion-dollar looting of the Malaysia Development
Berhad, better known as the 1MDB investment fund.
https://www.dw.com/en/malaysia-ex-pm-najib-found-guilty-on-new-1mdb-charges/a-75307547
***
Saudi Arabian
Military Industries #SAMI is in talks with #Naval_Group to establish
a research and development (R&D) center in Dammam focused on
underwater warfare systems. [Paywall]
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/64127
***
***
The
intervention in Afghanistan was a failure. Afterwards the negative
consequences continue.
Abandoned US weapons in Afghanistan are
reaching terrorist groups. Taliban-backed militants use modern arms
for cross-border attacks in Pakistan.
https://minutemirror.com.pk/us-arms-in-afghanistan-fuel-pak-terrorism-experts-by-yoannis-gherbawi-479100/
***
Israel plans to
invest 350 billion shekels ($110billion) over the next decade to make
its domestic arms industry more independent, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, according to Israeli media reports.
https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1181653/world/region/report-israel-to-spend-110-billion-on-arms-over-next-decade
December 24
***
Are
there still European nations considering to buy #Lockheed F-35
fighters, #Boeing Apache heli's, or AMRAAM-missiles, Patriot missile
systems, and Tomahawk cruise missiles @ #RTX, formerly Raytheon. No
it would be foolish to buy from the arsenals of one of your major
enemies.
Yes the buys continue
even in Denmark, the country threaten by Washington.
Denmark plans to sign major deal for
AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for fighters, air defence systems,
estimated value of up to $951 million.
https://defence-industry.eu/denmark-plans-to-sign-major-deal-for-amraam-air-to-air-missiles-for-fighters-air-defence-systems/
***
Since late
November, Berlin licensed arms exports to Israel valued €54m &
extended its contract for the Arrow 3 missile system by $3.1bn.
Why not be honest? As long as Germany benefits from the alliance with Israel, nothing will be done to jeopardize it. https://taz.de/Israels-genehmigt-illegale-Siedlungen/!6140678/
***
Veiligheid? Voor
wie?
Bewoners van 2 huizen en 6 bedrijven
moeten plaatsmaken voor de F-35-gevechtsvliegtuigen die vanaf
#Lelystad Airport gaan vliegen. De overheid koopt de gedupeerden uit,
want zij MOETEN vertrekken.
https://www.ad.nl/lelystad/hoe-komst-van-f-35s-naar-lelystad-voor-onrust-zorgt-bij-omwonenden-boeren-bedrijven-en-vogelwachters~aef56b03/
***
#UAE’s
#EDGE
Group plans next steps of #expansion
beyond Middle East
CEO Hamad Al Marar mused that EDGE
could make an appearance at a future Association of the US Army
exposition.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/uaes-edge-group-plans-next-steps-of-expansion-beyond-middle-east/
***
Faster, more
agile and with less control
US Rheinmetall says it applies a
private-investment model to defence manufacturing as the US Army
calls for faster, more agile industrial delivery. The company says
this approach mirrors Silicon Valley practices.
https://defence-industry.eu/american-rheinmetall-backs-private-investment-model-to-accelerate-us-defence-manufacturing/
December 23
***
#Russia’s
government threatens defence manufacturers with jail time if they
don’t meet contractual obligations.
#Rostec denies any assertions of
Russian defence industry degradation, calls them propaganda myths.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/why-boss-russian-defence-factory-set-fire-himself-red-square-2025-12-23/
***
Sheffield Elbit
supplier blockaded.
#Sheffield group Stop Arming Israel says its activists today #blockaded the Ametek-Land factory in Dronfield, protesting the company’s supply of infrared temperature measurement components to Israeli arms company #Elbit. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/12/22/sheffield-elbit-supplier-blockaded/
***
At the cost
of?
The European Defence Fund #EDF plans to allocate €1 billion in funding for defense R&D in 2026, with the biggest chunk of money budgeted for work on air and missile defense, including countering hypersonic glide vehicles. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/18/eu-flagship-defense-rd-in-2026-covers-hypersonic-defense-future-tank/
***
Indonesia
former client for Dutch warships buys Multipurpose Combat Ship, the
KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 made by Fincantieri. This marks the
completion of a two-ship program that significantly expands
Indonesia’s surface naval fleet.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fincantieri-delivers-indonesian-navy-533796
***
Next EU member
to fall for the weapons from the industry making genocide possible?
#ethics #HumanRights #Peace #Security #Solidarity?
Israel’s #Elbit expects #Greek PULS
artillery deal.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/israels-elbit-expects-greek-puls-artillery-deal/
Israel, Greece, and Cyprus Agree to Deepen
Military and Security Ties at Jerusalem Summit
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/12/23/israel-greece-cyprus-deepen-military-security-ties-jerusalem-summit-2025/
***
International
order?
Pakistan seals $ 4bn JF-17 fighter export deal with
Libya. Embargo? It isn't taken seriously by the Pakistani military
(with Beijing backing), others also...
https://dialoguepakistan.com/en/pakistan/pakistan-seals-major-arms-export-deal-with-libya
https://reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-strikes-4-billion-deal-sell-weapons-libyan-force-officials-say-2025-12-22/
Texts on embargo: https://www.sipri.org/databases/embargoes/un_arms_embargoes/libya/libya_2011
December 22
***
George Yeo on
superpower ‘headaches’
While the #US can deny #China Boeing
jets, Pratt & Whitney and GE engines, engine spare parts, there
is no certainty the Europeans will follow with an embargo on #Airbus
aeroplanes and #RollsRoyce engines.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337074/george-yeo-superpower-headaches-and-why-us-dollar-could-crack
***
#Macron visits major arms buyer #UAE. The Emirates are under scrutiny for involvement in the conflicts in Yemen and, especially, #Sudan. It is unclear whether this issue will be discussed between Emmanuel Macron and Mohammed bin Zayed during their meeting. https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20251221-macron-in-uae-for-bilateral-talks-christmas-with-french-troops-drug-trafficking-weapons-rsf-sudan
***
War what is it good
for
"Israeli arms companies made
record-high revenues last year [2024], as weapons manufacturers
market some of their products as 'battle-tested' after their
deployment in Israel's genocidal war against the Palestinian people
in Gaza."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/21/israeli-arms-companies-revenues-soared-in-2024
***
#Corruption
in the #military - the defenders against evil - seems to be
everywhere, NATO, Damen, USN, here it concerns #India.
CBI arrests Lt. Colonel and a private
individual in bribery case linked to the Indian MoD. Further probe
underway.
https://www.defencewatch.in/ministry-of-defence/cbi-arrests-lt-colonel-and-a-private-individual-in-bribery-case-linked-to-ministry-of-defence
***
Among 'friends'
#Leonardo has warned the #UK government that it may be forced to shut down its helicopter manufacturing in the UK if it fails to secure a £1 bn MoD contract, this would threaten the future of the UK’s last remaining #helicopter factory. https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/leonardo-uk-helicopter-factory-risk-puma-contract/
December 21
Amnesty International on Friday called on governments to prevent a German-owned Portuguese-flagged cargo ship the Holger G carrying military components bound for Israel from docking at their ports. (Tomoros in Egypt: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9995894). https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/amnesty-calls-for-blocking-german-owned-ship-carrying-arms-components-bound-for-israel/3775778
Völkerrechtswidriger Transport nach Israel
Amnesty International ruft die deutsche Reederei Gerdes dazu auf, ihr Frachtschiff Holger G zu stoppen, das Rüstungsgüter nach Israel bringt. https://taz.de/Ruestungstransport-nach-Israel/!6140662/
Ship left Israel this morning (24/12).
Is now en route to Alexandria, Egypt.
***
De
verstandhouding tussen Washington en #Marokko vertaalt zich steeds
duidelijker naar het militaire domein. In de periode 2020-2024 is
Marokko uitgegroeid tot een van de 3 belangrijkste in de wereld
ontvangers van surplus materieel uit het #VS-arsenaal.
https://www.bladna.nl/pentagon-bevestigt-marokko-topconsument-amerikaanse-wapenvoorraad,67398.html
December 20
***
too little, too
late
Concerns raised about Dutch arms exports to Pakistan, FA Minister van Weel clarified that the shipments were approved before recent developments. He said the exports involved earlier orders for 2 ships intended for use on the high seas.
He underlines the strict Dutch arms export policy as if the conflict between Karachi and Delhi started this year and Pakistan isn't a long time and close ally of Beijing: "In all weapon exports that we do, we always adhere to strict rules, and we always take the end use and the end user into serious account." https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/world-news-dutch-fm-reaffirms-counter-terror-cooperation-with-india-amid-arms-export-concerns-7245242.html/amp
I've written regularry on the Dutch arms trade to Pakistan (e.g. https://stopwapenhandel.org/netherland-is-pakistans-3rd-source-of-arms/ & https://stopwapenhandel.org/pakblog/), it just continued. A new market in India wakens The Haque, it seems. The mouth is where the money is.
***
#USN
officials said about the new #Damen based LST-100 landing ships that
the off-the-shelf selection enables the rapid deployment of
island-hopping warships for the Marines, while lowering costs and
reducing production risks.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/19/navys-new-frigates-based-existing-coast-guard-warships/
***
'n Verdekte
rechtse:
‘Politici denken soms dat iets zo belangrijk en zo strategisch is dat ze snel moeten handelen. Maar als iets belangrijk en strategisch is, moet je juist heel goed nadenken. Hoe strategischer iets is, des te meer moet je nadenken.’ https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1580257/asml-ceo-christophe-fouquet-politici-probeer-niet-de-business-voor-ons-te-runnen
***
Ministry of
National Defense pavilion at Algerian Production Fair (FPA) showcases
latest of its military industry, including combat vehicles, drones,
and small arms plike a semi-automatic shotgun as a flagship product.
https://www.horizons.dz/?p=408801&lang=en
***
Security is
far from equally distributed
by engine of the EU.
An arms deal worth $3.1 bn will see Tel
Aviv supply Berlin with Arrow 3 missile systems, signalling a
deepening of ties between Germany and Israel.
https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/19/germany-okays-arms-deal-with-israel-gaza-violence-continues/
December 19
***
They get more nuts
by the day
Republicans ask Trump administration to
evaluate whether to strike Spain with counter measures for boycotting
the country committing genocide on Gaza.
https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenney-leads-letter-urging-treasury-review-spains-israel-boycott
***
Pirates of the
Caraibean
Near-Miss Incidents Raise Safety
Concerns
#Curaçao (with Nld & Aruba) intends to file a formal complaint over alleged violations of Caribbean #airspace by US military planes. https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/world/curacao-aruba-and-the-netherlands-to-file-formal-complaint-with-us-over-airspace-violations
***
Spain MoD
#DGAM orders 100 Airbus helicopters. The contracts, which represent
the largest helicopter purchase by the DGAM, include four different
models for the three branches of the Spanish Armed Forces.
https://avitrader.com/2025/12/19/spain-orders-100-airbus-helicopters-in-major-defence-upgrade/
***
#Leonardo SPA
has entered into a strategic partnership with #KNDS Deutschland to
co-develop a mobile artillery system. A Letter of Intent was signed
in tax haven #Amsterdam, marking a significant milestone in defense
collaboration.
https://www.leonardo.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/16-12-2025-knds-and-leonardo-agree-on-joint-product-development
***
Accused of
corruption but Dutch Damen still succesful on the Western military
market. Austal has also been selected by the Australian government to
build 8 heavy landing craft based on the Dutch Damen LST100 design at
Henderson (https://www.austal.com/henderson-shipyard).
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/austal-defence-australia-awarded-681-million-landing-craft-contract-down-under/
***
Are the kamikaze
drones coming?
No, they are already there.
Rheinmetall secures NATO contract for HERO loitering munition systems https://www.smgconferences.com/editors-corner/6394-news--rheinmetall-secures-nato-contract-for-hero-loitering-munition-systems
Germany to establish dedicated
loitering munition units
https://www.smgconferences.com/editors-corner/6397-news--germany-to-establish-dedicated-loitering-munition-units
***
Tactical
report on #Egypt which has reportedly been involved in discussions
with #Dutch #Damen Shipyards Group on the feasibility of assembling
an export-oriented Fast Attack Craft (FAC) variant in Egypt since
April 2025. [Paywall] https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/64113
December 18
***
#Airbus
announced Wednesday that it has won a €30-million deal from the #EU
Maritime Safety Agency (#EMSA) to provide remotely piloted aircraft
systems (RPAS, #drones) services for multipurpose maritime
surveillance with the Flexrotor drone.
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-12-european-maritime-safety-agency-selects-airbus-flexrotor-drone-for
***
Is the
European fighter jet project failing? The #FCAS air combat system was
planned as the future of the German Air Force. But the project is in
danger of failing. What are the reasons for this, and what would the
consequences be?
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-12/future-combat-air-system-projekt-ziele-streit-faq-gxe
***
German churches
criticize arms exports. Particular focus: arms deliveries to Israel
and India.
https://taz.de/Bericht-zu-Ruestungspolitik/!6138935/
Ukraine was only the 4th largest recipient of European arms,
behind Saudi Arabia, India & UAE. German companies supplied arms
worth a €3.2 billion. These are the highest figures for German arms
exports ever to states that are neither EU nor NATO members.
https://taz.de/Deutsche-Ruestungsexporte-Im-Schatten-der-Ukraine-Hilfen-geht-eine-andere-Zahl-unter/!6139310/
Arms export control?
#German arms export are reviewed
individually. When asked, Reiche (#CDU) said she would ensure that
#Israel receives all it needs. "The reviews are important, but
ultimately Israel must be able to rely on us."
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article6942cfef92f621656f791913/waffenlieferungen-am-ende-muss-sich-israel-auf-uns-verlassen-koennen-fordert-reiche.html
***
‘Defensie
heeft de Tweede Kamer niet geïnformeerd over de aanschaf van
speciale vizieren om drones mee neer te schieten. Kamerlid Kati Piri
(GroenLinks-PvdA) wil opheldering.’ Zie
https://archive.ph/PPzYX#selection-1223.3-1230.1
***
Belangrijke column.
Rechteloosheid blijkbaar norm.
Zonder proces zijn Albanese sancties
opgelegd, die normaal tegen oorlogsmisdadigers worden ingezet. Haar
bankrekeningen zijn bevroren; banken in haar thuisland Italië durven
haar geen rekening te geven.
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/pesten-en-intimidatie-hebben-in-alle-situaties-een-ding-gemeen-het-ontmenselijkt~a102b520/
***
Finish #ICEYE has signed contracts with the armed forces of Poland, Portugal, the #Netherlands and Finland. All four will have their own deployed capabilities within the next 12 months, with multiple satellites in orbit before 2028.
ICEYE eyes a #satellite fleet large
enough to enable ‘tactical’ ground operations
without relying on US data.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/11/17/iceye-sees-role-as-europes-defense-space-intelligence-linchpin/
#Rheinmetall partner #Iceye secures fresh funding
Europe is investing heavily in defence – with space systems a big area of focus. Finnish satellite startup Iceye has recently completed a new funding round to speed up growth. https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/english/rheinmetall-partner-iceye-secures-fresh-funding
***
Arming the Middle East
Qatar has held talks with the US about
purchasing advanced F35s, according to an Israeli media report. If the talks progress, Qatar would join
the Saudi's & Turkey in seeking to acquire the F-35, currently
operated only by Israel.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-in-talks-us-about-buying-f-35s-warplanes-report
***
Fuck arms control.
Get rid of international treaties.
Make the world more unsafe for all.
Poland to start producing
anti-personnel mines to lay along eastern border.
Noticed, but not opposed.
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/poland-defence-mines/
***
Defenture uit
Tiel zal 49 tactische militaire voertuigen leveren aan het Duitse
leger. Elk kan 4 militairen vervoeren. Ze zijn bewapend om vijandige
drones uit te schakelen, uitgerust met tech voor communicatie,
verkenning en inlichtingenverzameling.
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1580827/defensiebedrijf-defenturekrijgt-grote-order-uit-duitse-mega-investeringspot-voor-krijgsmacht
***
#BAE
Systems halts civil aircraft support in #Sudan. This aligns with its
strategic focus on military projects as NATO members increase
spending. Humanitarian operators warn the timing and manner how has
had devastating consequences for aid delivery.
https://www.sudanspost.com/british-defence-giant-halts-aircraft-support-disrupts-aid-flights-to-south-sudan/
December 17
***
Risk reduction is
urgently needed amid rising tensions in Northern Europe (SIPRI Essay)
"(...) a Russian invasion of a NATO member appears highly improbable. Unlike during the cold war, the regional military balance overwhelmingly favours NATO with its combined conventional military capabilities and defence spending far exceeding those of Russia—even if the USA is excluded from the comparison.” https://www.sipri.org/commentary/essay/2025/risk-reduction-urgently-needed-amid-rising-tensions-northern-europe
***
The
Mid-Ulster Palestine Solidarity Campaign #MUPSC group staged a
protest as Councillors were in a meeting over #Moyola Precision
Engineering making and selling F-35 fighter parts to the Israel which
used these planes to bomb the Gaza Strip.
https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/25700911.dup-councillor-addressed-online-row-f-35-parts/
***
A
delegation from Dutch #Damen Shipyards, is expected in #Senegal in
the coming days to finalize negotiations with the government for the
reopening of the #Dakar shipyards. Discussions between the two
parties are currently stalled, according to Libération.
https://www.seneweb.com/en/news/Economie/chantiers-navals-de-dakar-entre-letat-et-les-hollandais-les-negociations-coincent_n_477591.html
***
A recent
study published in The Lancet
(https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00189-5/fulltext),
found “a significant causal association between #sanctions and
increased mortality.” The study tracked the effects of US sanctions
on age-specific mortality rates for 152 countries 1971-21.
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-sanctions-kill-as-much-as-war/
***
How nuclear
submarines could pave the way for nuclear weapons in South Korea .
https://thebulletin.org/2025/12/how-nuclear-submarines-could-pave-the-way-for-nuclear-weapons-in-south-korea/
***
Oekraïne
heeft met Sub Sea Baby-onderwaterdrones de Russische onderzeeër
636.3 “Varshavyanka” (Kilo-klasse) getroffen in Novorossiejsk,
meldt de Oekraïense veiligheidsdienst SBU. Het is de eerste keer dat
zo’n aanval heeft plaatsgevonden.
https://www.msn.com/nl-nl/nieuws/buitenland/oekra%C3%AFne-treft-voor-het-eerst-een-russische-onderzee%C3%ABr-met-onderwaterdrones/ar-AA1SqJrh
***
Major
increase in supply to global arms bazaar looming.
Japan has long had some of the world’s
strictest restrictions on arms exports. But things are set to change
radically — as early as next spring.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/politics/japan-arms-exports-analysis/
Japanese peace groups and some key political figures, held a
meeting in Tokyo to oppose the lifting of restrictions on lethal
weapon exports and submitted a petition signed by tens of thousands
of people to the Diet against lifting the arms export ban.
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5458228-japanese-activists-voice-strong-opposition-against-countrys-attempt-to-lift-arms-export-ban
December 16
***
For some the NH90 is
such a failure
(https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/air/17180-another-blow-to-nh90-helicopter-program-after-norway-reaches-exit-settlement
/
https://www.twz.com/australias-nh90-helicopter-nightmare-is-finally-ending)
acquisitions are cancelled. But some still buy them like the
Netherlands
https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/nhindustries-netherlands-nh90-helicopters/
(to help Fokker?) and Greece
(https://euro-sd.com/2025/12/major-news/48238/greek-nh90-support-contract/).
***
Officially,
#Siemens claims to have nothing to do with the arms industry. But
WELT investigations show that the company does indeed supply the
sector, including #heinmetall, and not just with electrical sockets.
What's with all the secrecy?
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/plus693441aa074aff6076811782/geheime-deals-mit-rheinmetall-das-steckt-hinter-siemens-seltsamer-verschwiegenheit.html
***
NYT Editorial Board
on Trump's short-sighted foreign policy: blowing up boats at sea &
not standing with Ukraine against Russia's invasion, but a course of
moral equivalence between both while seeking war profits by arms
sales and mineral deals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5649266-nyt-editorial-trump-foreign-policy/
***
Saudi Arabia
is a close partner of the US but has some of the closest ties to
China among the GCC's members, in areas ranging from oil, technology
and arms sales.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3336508/china-and-saudi-arabia-pledge-deeper-hi-tech-cooperation-despite-us-pressure
***
Retweet
@MichalSmetana3: 553 pages, 10 researchers, 2
institutions. Happy to share the results of our @prcprague
@SWPBerlin joint research project investigating nuclear signaling in
the Russo-Ukrainian war. The full report is available here:
https://prcprague.cz/news/2025/12/14/new-working-paper-chronological-tracing-of-nuclear-signalling-between-russia-and-nato-during-the-war-in-ukraine
***
On Monday,
MEPs from four committees approved new proposals to accelerate
defence investment and improve the EU’s responsiveness in the face
of security challenges.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/nl/press-room/20251215IPR32218/meps-back-new-measures-to-strengthen-europe-s-defence-readiness
Listen?
Civil society to MEPs: Move the Money
from War to Peace!
https://enaat.org/2025/11/21/civil-society-to-meps-move-the-money-from-war-to-peace/
***
FD: neens
wil iedereen een Nederlandse Darpa, maar hoe tuig je zo’n
innovatieprogramma op?
https://fd.nl/tech-en-innovatie/1580445/een-nederlands-darpa-programma-animo-genoeg-maar-hoe-tuig-je-het-op
Is dat zo? Wil jij ook een #DARPA? Weten wat het is? Tien jaar geleden besprak ik het boek 'The Pentagon's Brain' van Annie Jacobsen, https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2015/11/de-mens-als-wapen.html
December
15
***
2026: global
militarism versus the anti-war movement – weekly briefing. Lindsey
German (of the UK Stop the War Coalition) on incipient warmongering
and how we prepare for our fightback.
https://www.counterfire.org/article/2026-global-militarism-versus-the-anti-war-movement-weekly-briefing/
December 13
***
Naval Group
has renewed its in-service support contract with the Egyptian Navy,
ensuring maintenance and operational readiness for seven key vessels
over the next five years.
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/12/10/naval-group-egyptian-navy-support/
***
V-22
Osprey at risk of more ‘catastrophic’ mishaps, Navy review finds.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/12/12/v-22-osprey-at-risk-of-more-catastrophic-mishaps-navy-review-finds/
The failing plane is a major subject
discussed in The trillion dollar war machine by @BenFreemanDC &
@WilliamHartung
https://quincyinst.org/collection/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine/
Mijn bespreking?https://broekfoto.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine.html
GAO: Services aren’t sharing information on longtime Osprey problems. https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/12/12/gao-services-arent-sharing-information-on-longtime-osprey-problems/
December 12
***
The EU ReArm
Plan is likely to permanently embed a paradigm of threat
within the EU’s identity. For the Union, that would largely mean
surrendering peace – even without war.
https://edseq.lexxion.eu/data/article/20461/pdf/edseq_2026_01-005.pdf
***
Theon gaat
nog 'ns 100.000 nachtkijkers leveren aan de Duitse krijgsmacht
(België koopt er nog eens 4.000.) Het is deel van een herzien
contract tussen OCCAR en het consortium van Griekse Theon en Duitse
Hensoldt.
https://www.beursduivel.be/Nieuws/845687/Duitse-leger-bestelt-nog-eens-100000-nachtkijkers-bij-Theon.aspx
***
#Anduril
partners with #UAE bomb maker accused of arming #Sudan’s war: the
EDGE Group. Anduril calls itself an “arsenal of democracy.” So
why is it partnering with an authoritarian monarchy to build drones?
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/11/anduril-uae-weapons-edge-sudan/
***
#Bangladesh
has signed a Letter of Intent to start talks to purchase the
#Eurofighter jet #EFA - a deal which would make it the first nation
outside of Europe and the Middle East to buy the fighter.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/10/bangladesh-signs-up-for-eurofighters-in-first-pick-of-western-warplane/
***
The close
relationship between US President #Trump and Turkish President
#Erdogan has brought the countries closer to resolving issues that
led to Turkey being kicked off the #F35 fighter jet program, the
United States ambassador to Ankara said Nov. 10.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/11/trump-erdogan-ties-are-propelling-f-35-talks-with-once-banned-partner/
***
Interview met
Mark Akkerman (Stop Wapenhandel). Hij is 'n levenlang actief in
antimilitaristische initiatieven en is anarchist. Antimilitarisme was
vanouds 'n belangrijk deel van anarchistische bewegingen. Momenteel
is daar een merkwaardige impasse te
zien.https://www.globalinfo.nl/achtergrond/de-antimilitaristische-crisis-in-de-anarchistische-beweging/
***
@SecGenNATO
missed this?
#Danish intelligence classifies
#Trump’s USA as a security risk. Denmark sounds the alarm about the
US’s increasingly antagonistic posture toward #Europe.
https://www.politico.eu/article/danish-intelligence-classifies-donald-trump-america-as-security-risk/
***
In
Oost-#Congo heeft de door #Rwanda gesteunde rebellenbeweging #M23
haar deze week de havenstad Uvira aan het Tanganyikameer veroverd;
lokale autoriteiten melden dat in en rond Uvira en Bukavu minstens
413 burgers zijn gedood door projectielen.
https://www.headliner.nl/item/al-zeker-400-burgers-gedood-sinds-m23-rebellen-congolese-stad-uvira-innamen-vrt-171028
***
Partners in
mega-crime
India and Israel Double Down on their
‘Strategic Partnership’. A partnership designed to strengthen
state control of local populations.
https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/india-and-israel-double-down-on-their-strategic-partnership
December
11
***
Uganda has violated a
United Nations arms embargo by deploying troops to South Sudan to
support the government, according to a report published Wednesday by
UN experts.
- https://docs.un.org/en/S/2025/768
- https://www.newarab.com/news/un-panel-says-uganda-has-violated-south-sudan-arms-embargo
December 10
***
Chip machine
manufacturer #ASML sold a vital component in 2024 to a military
research institute of one of #China’s leading military companies.
This was revealed by an investigation by #Dutch news
programme Nieuwsuur, based on confidential info from ASML.
https://eindhovennews.com/news/2025/12/asml-supplied-essential-component-to-chinese-military-research-centre/
***
German
defence company Renk Test System (RTS, a subsidiary of Renk Group),
will supply a suite of test systems for military vehicles tot the
Dutch Army.
The company has partnered with #VanHalteren
Technologies in the Netherlands, which will act as subcontractor for
on-site services and construction support throughout the project.
https://www.army-technology.com/news/rts-netherlands-army-vehicles/
***
#Airbus C-295
military transport aircraft is being manufactured by #TATA at its
Vadodara Plant in Gujarat. TATA Advanced Systems Ltd has
strategically positioned itself as a frontrunner for the #Indian Air
Force's multi-bn-dollar transport plane #MTA buy.
https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2025/12/tata-advances-position-for-indian-air.html
***
De
Vlaamse uitvoer van militaire goederen bedroeg in de eerste9 maanden
van 2025 €263m: een flinke toename. ‘Net omdat defensie
economisch belangrijker wordt, moet Vlaanderen nu extra waken over de
veiligheidsaspecten’, aldus het Vlaams Vredesinstituut.
https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/vlaamse-wapenexport-stijgt-aanzienlijk-hoe-meer-je-investeert-hoe-aandachtiger-je-moet-zijn~b2d169f9/
De Vlaamse regering werkt in stilte aan een versoepeling van
de regels voor wapenhandel. Vredesactie waarschuwt dat Vlaanderen zo
nog dieper dreigt weg te zakken in de medeplichtigheid aan
oorlogsmisdaden.
https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikel/2025/12/11/vlaanderen-zet-deur-verder-open-voor-wapens-naar-oorlogszuchtige-regimes
***
#Myanmar received Russian anti-drone
equipment & a batch of Orlan-30 spy drones. According to
Ukrainian intel, which cooperates with local resistance, the material
is already deployed against armed opposition & heralds the
arrival of kamikaze drones. [PW]
https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2025/12/10/moscow-quietly-bolsters-myanmar-junta-s-drone-warfare-capabilities,110574451-art
December
9
***
Not genocide but
corruptions is the reason:
NATO suspended #Elbit amid a
fast-growing corruption. The NATO Support & Procurement Agency
#NSPA, managing mil. equipment purchases for NATO and its member
nations, issued the suspension.
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/major-disruption-for-western-armies-as-nato-suspends-israel-s-top-defence-supplier-in-widening-corruption-crisis/ar-AA1RVsKO
- https://www.jpost.com/international/article-879673
***
UK motion
condemns the gov’s decision to issue an official invitation to the
UAE to attend the DSEI arms fair, while failing to challenge its role
in the Sudan conflict; and urges the Government to immediately impose
an arms embargo on the UAE, suspen...
https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/64891/armed-exports-to-the-united-arab-emirates-and-the-situation-in-sudan
***
The
Trillion Dollar War Machine laat de oorlogszucht zien en wijst de
vorige en huidige president van de VS. Trump had er winig tijd voor
nodig om het Pentagon een biljoen dollar te beloven; in een klap 100
miljard erbij (de trillion uit de titel).
https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine.htmlhttps://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine.html
December
8
***
Military ties
between Pakistan and Turkey deepen
Turkey plans to establish a facility in Pakistan to assemble Turkish stealth and long-endurance combat drones.
The step is part of Ankara's global defence expansion strategy. https://dailytimes.com.pk/1413419/turkiye-to-set-up-drone-assembly-facility-in-pakistan/
***
Officially
#Siemens claims to have nothing to do with the arms industry. But the
company e.g. built a factory in #Weeze, near the Dutch border, this
summer. Fuselage components for the #F35 stealth fighter jet are
manufactured there.
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article6932ecfebdb9c3d5970e529e/technologiekonzern-siemens-kooperiert-bei-kampfjet-f-35-mit-rheinmetall.html
***
Een goed
teken dat universiteiten ook na 't staakt-het-vuren kritisch blijven
op de samenwerking met hun Israëlische partners, zegt Wendela de
Vries van Stop #Wapenhandel die de banden tussen Nederlandse &
Israëlische onderzoeksinstituten in kaart bracht.
https://www.trouw.nl/onderwijs/israelische-universiteiten-aantal-boycots-verdubbelde-binnen-een-jaar~b178b99b/
***
A Korean view
on the Dutch military industry (focussed on subsystems and underlying
tech that make up key weapons systems, as well as in the emerging
field of unmanned systems) after a visit to the NEDS arms fair with
it match making opportunities. http://news.zum.com/articles/102638807
***
#US selects
#Damen #LST-100 #landing ship #design for new Marine Corps troop and
equipment transport. (Remarkably in the current US position
on Venezuela Damen also exported the vessels to that country (and
several others.))
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2025/u-s-selects-damen-lst-100-landing-ship-design-for-new-marine-corps-troop-and-equipment-transport
See also:
https://www.highergov.com/contract-opportunity/lst-100-design-and-engineering-support-to-the-medi-n0002425c2414-p-190ce/
A bargain
U.S. Navy Pays $3.3 Million For Dutch
LST-100 Design To Fast-Track McClung-Class Landing Ships.
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/u-s-navy-pays-3-3-million-for-dutch-lst-100-design-to-fast-track-mcclung-class-landing-ships/
Here I wrote more on the Venezuelan acquisition of the class,
included pictures of the use in seaborne armoured vehicle operations.
https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2017/11/eu-imposes-weak-arms-embargo-on.html
December 6
***
Congress
Should Push Back Against the New #US-#Saudi #Arms Agreement.
We should not let a few business deals,
however lucrative, tie America to a regime that is more likely to
entangle America in a new Middle East conflict.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-saudi-arms-spending-military-congress/
***
Israel uses video
from Gaza genocide to market arms to European, Asian countries.
Despite banning Israeli officials from
a recent defence show, British officials turned up to check out
Israeli weapons deployed in war on Gaza.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-uses-video-gaza-genocide-market-arms-european-asian-countries
***
Prins
Constantijn houdt toezicht op zichzelf. Sinds kort is hij
fondsbestuurder van 't #AVO #Innovatiefonds, waar hij ook al
toezichthouder was. Intussen kampt het fonds met interne chaos en
hoge overhead, van hoge kantoorhuur tot luxe vergaderlocaties.
https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/prins-constantijn-houdt-toezicht-op-zichzelf-bij-chaotisch-en-ontransparant-navo-fonds
December 5
***
#F35 As are a
step closer to being able to carry the European #MBDA #Meteor
beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile after recently completing a
number of ground-based integration tests in the US.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/f-35as-inch-closer-to-carrying-meteor-missiles-after-pivotal-ground-tests/
***
Waarom
Duitsland en andere Europese landen zich voor de wapens van de
genocide industrie wenden tot Israël. (aangepaste kop)
https://www.ewmagazine.nl/buitenland/news/2025/12/duitsland-arrow-3-raketschild-europa-israel-wapenhandel-1518879/
December 4
***
#Oorlog tegen
#migratie?: De gemilitariseerde #grens als winstgebied voor de
#wapenindustrie.
- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4x94lisdylx94sc7i83ko/Over-Grenzen-LGM-Winternummer-2025_26.pdf of
- https://stopwapenhandel.org/oorlog-tegen-migratie-de-gemilitariseerde-grens-als-winstgebied-voor-de-wapenindustrie/
***
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google,
and xAI all Major #AI-labs disclosed that their advanced models
showed advantaged #biological expertise knowledge to develop new
therapies but also risks enabling malicious actors seeking
to design novel biological #weapons.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-u.s.-export-controls-risk-undermining-biosecurity
More tech and the future of war
Dual-use SpaceTech: a strategic shift,
not a short-term trend.
https://quoteddata.com/research/seraphim-space-investment-trust-dual-use-spacetech-a-strategic-shift-not-a-short-term-trend-mc/
Space has become a war-fighting domain, an assessment that
calls for doctrinal changes and the ability to intervene there more
quickly, space-force leaders from several NATO countries said at the
Space Defence and Security Summit here on Tuesday.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/09/17/space-is-the-new-frontier-of-war-officials-say-in-change-of-tone/
***
Anti-military
activists scaled the roof of a Cardiff business, early Thursday
morning, due to its alleged connections to the Israel-Palestine war.
The 4 December protest was the 5th course of action taken by Demilitarise Newcastle over the past 4 days. https://newcastleweekly.com.au/anti-war-activists-scale-cardiff-factory-roof-in-protest/
***
Most Europeans want
to keep same distance between US and China, poll finds.
Some 55 per cent of those surveyed
would rather not align with either superpower, while 48 per cent saw
Trump as ‘a foe of Europe’.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335123/most-europeans-want-keep-same-distance-between-us-and-china-poll-finds
***
Italy
has decided to temporarily suspend its participation in the NATO
program to purchase American weapons for Ukraine. As Bloomberg
reports, the country's leadership explains this by the fact that
negotiations on a ceasefire are currently underway.
https://nashaniva.com/amp/en/382779
***
#Canada
isn't the only country using the 'fear' argument:
#Liberals #Fear Closing #Arms Export #Loophole Would Anger the US. A leaked briefing document gives the full picture behind the government’s talking points. https://www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fear-closing-arms-export-loophole-would-anger-u-s/
And so the flow continues.
December 3
***
What do the
#Gripen E figures in #Colombia really hide? The question is whether
large #price differences stem from a change in scope or whether it
reflects governance issues. The word 'corruption' dropped already in
Stockholm.
https://meta-defense.fr/en/2025/12/02/Gripen-E-figures-in-Colombia-revealed/
***
Maar
blijft Damen nu hoflevrancier voor de Nederlandse marine?
De Fiscale Inlichtingen- en
Opsporingsdienst #FIOD heeft dinsdagochtend 'n inval gedaan in het
huis van Kommer #Damen, de voormalig topman en huidige
president-commissaris van Damen Shipyards.
https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/18010239/fiod-doet-inval-bij-voormalig-topman-damen-tijdens-lopende-rechtszaak
2 arrested as authorities investigate #Damen. Case is said to
be separate from previous charges. Damen is alleged to have supplied
Russia goods even after European sanctions took effect. The items
reached Russia through so-called “circumvention countries.”
https://nltimes.nl/2025/12/03/two-arrested-authorities-investigate-damen-alleged-sanctions-violations
***
Het
is onbegrijpelijk hoe EU-leiders zoals Kallas en Von der Leyen met
irreële voorwaarden omtrent de grootste twistpunten de kans op een
uitweg ondermijnen.
Jolle Demmers: Laat
Oekraïne-onderhandelingen niet stranden op Europese
ijdelheid.
https://www.trouw.nl/opinie/jolle-demmers-laat-oekraine-onderhandelingen-niet-stranden-op-europese-ijdelheid~b1407409/
***
Zo zie je in een oogopslag dat de
werkelijkheid anders is.
Bron NAVO:
https://www.nato.int/content/dam/nato/webready/documents/finance/def-exp-2025-en.pdf?
December 2
***
En maar wauwelen
over veiligheid.
Britse speciale eenheden hebben
mogelijk oorlogsmisdaden in Afghanistan gepleegd, stelt 'n voormalige
officier. "Ik ben niet bij de special forces gegaan om kleuters
in hun bed dood te schieten", zegt de klokkenluider.
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/12/01/vk-verenigd-koninkrijk-engeland-britse-leger-afghanistan-oorlogs/
***
Europe is going on
a huge military spending spree, & The Economist sees good reasons
for it.
But is it good for the peoples in the
Union? What about healthcare, pensions, social security for those in
need? Is the scarcity of personnel not an issue here?
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/12/01/europe-is-going-on-a-huge-military-spending-spree
***
Two #US
citizens and two nationals from China —all residing in the US—have
been charged with a conspiracy to illegally export cutting-edge
#NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which have artificial
intelligence #AI applications, to #China.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-citizens-and-chinese-nationals-arrested-exporting-artificial-intelligence-technology
December 1
***
Militarisering
Provincie komt met ronkende ideeën voor Defensie-uitbreidingen: Robotica, 3D-printen, sensors, kunstvezels voor kogelwerende vesten, de Greenwise campus, circulaire plastics uit Emmen, Fokker in Hoogeveen. Een lange stoet komt voorbij. https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/17858001/provincie-komt-met-ronkende-ideeen-voor-defensie-uitbreidingen
***
Police pepper
spray protesters outside Sydney weapons expo linked to Israel’s
genocide.
https://www.amust.com.au/2025/11/police-pepper-spray-protesters-outside-sydney-weapons-expo-linked-to-israels-genocide/
***
Retweet
with comment @SIPRIorg: Where are the world’s
largest arms-producing and military services companies based? Explore
the data: https://bit.ly/3KnvfoZ #SIPRI #ArmsIndustry #Top100
#DisarmamentNow #ArmsRace #Peace
https://x.com/SIPRIorg/status/1995342091698970647
Despite a
record-breaking rise in global 2024 arms sales, the combined revenue
of the 8 Chinese firms listed in the arms industry’s Top 100 fell
drastically.
Where are the world’s
largest arms-producing and military services companies based? Explore
the data:
https://www.sipri.org/visualizations/2025/sipri-top-100-arms-producing-and-military-services-companies-world-2024
#SIPRI #ArmsIndustry #Top100 #DisarmamentNow #ArmsRace #Peace
The 10% fall to US$88.3bn was also the biggest aggregated relative country-wide drop in the list. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3334509/chinas-scandal-hit-weapons-firms-drag-down-regional-sales-record-breaking-year
***
#Nexperia
isdagelijks in 't nieuws, maar wie ziet door de bomen het bos nog?
Waarom werd een relatief onbekende onderneming uit #Nijmegen (behalve
bij de aanhang van #NEC, door de prominente reclame in stadion de
Goffert) inzet van een #mondiale twist?
https://specials.fd.nl/hoe-een-nijmeegs-chipbedrijf-wereldnieuws-werd
