Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek)
February 18
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***
The presence
of large Russian companies at #IDEX2025 is much more significant than
in previous years.
#Russia is clearly no longer afraid of
the #CAATSA legislation and its consequences, probably after
receiving assurances from President #Trump https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2025/02/17/caatsa-agreement-russia-united-states-idex-25/
***
Mega deal
develops: #Taiwan considering multi-billion dollar arms purchase from
#US, sources say (between $7bn and $10bn)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-considering-multi-billion-dollar-arms-purchase-us-sources-say-2025-02-17/
Mega #wapendeal in voorbereiding: ‘Taiwan overweegt tot $10 mrd aan wapens van #VS te kopen’ https://fd.nl/politiek/1546087/taiwan-overweegt-tot-10-mrd-aan-wapens-van-vs-te-kopen
***
Sergey
Chemezov, of #Rostec, highlighted the significant role Middle Eastern
nations for Russia's #arms exports. They account for ½ of
Rosoboronexport's contracts. At #IDEX2025 Rostec is shows advanced
weaponry, with the latest battlefield innovations.
https://www.onearabia.me/local/rostec-showcases-200-military-products-idex-2025-011-99011.html
***
Funded by an undisclosed international donor, Ukraine has placed an order with Helsing, a leading European military startup, for production of 6000 #AI-enabled kamikaze #drones, in a bid to significantly increase the nation’s loitering munitions inventory. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/ukraine-orders-6000-loitering-munitions-from-germanys-helsing/
February 17
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Leaving
behind a "terror arsenal" has not only emboldened the
Taliban but also enabled militant groups to wreak havoc across
Pakistan and the broader region. Real solutions lie not in
unrealistic calls for weapon recovery but in enforcing
accountability.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2528573/abandoned-us-weapons-repeating-history-of-terror
Idem: After Gadaffi was toppled with Western help, arsenals with arms were looted, spread accross Northeast Africa and created havoc on a enormous scale. Notably the stored arms were not protected. Instead of security the intervention brought insecurity. https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2012/12/chaos-in-mali-collateral-damage-van-de.html
***
#Poland
adopted significant amendments to control legislation. Main goal of
these changes is to prevent the circumvention of EU #Russia
#sanctions & to update the Polish Sanctions Act in line with
current EU regulations. Article lists practical measures.
https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/poland-introduces-new-measures-targeting-sanctions-circumvention/
***
Flighttime
Enterprises a US subsidiary of a Russian aircraft parts supplier,
along with 3 (former) employees, have been charged federally with
crimes related to a scheme to illegally #export #aircraft #parts and
components from the #US to #Russia
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-based-supplier-aircraft-parts-and-three-employees-charged-illicit-export-scheme
***
“Een
ondubbelzinnig embargo op in, uit- en doorvoer van wapens naar
Israël, en een moratorium op nieuwe samenwerkingen met Israëlische
defensiebedrijven is niet enkel nodig om medeplichtigheid aan
genocide te voorkomen, maar is ook essentieel om rechtszekerheid te
scheppen voor Belgische bedrijven”, besluit Mattijs Van den
Bussche, campagnemedewerker van Vredesactie.
https://www.vredesactie.be/wapenhandel-met-israel-blijft-doorgaan-111111-en-vredesactie-status-quo-geen-optie
***
Ukraine can
produce weapons “faster and cheaper” than anywhere else in
Europe, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/02/16/even-at-war-ukraine-makes-weapons-faster-and-cheaper-than-eu-says-danish-pm/
***
Artikel over
zwartboek (1980) over oefening Pantserstorm haalt misstanden door
#KCT / #Commando's op. ,,De elite-eenheid geniet toch een
heldenstatus. (...) Wie kritiek heeft, deugt natuurlijk voor geen
cent," zegt Jos Brocken, destijds de schrijver ervan.
https://www.bndestem.nl/brabant/jos-bracht-de-beulen-van-de-commandos-ernstig-in-verlegenheid-wist-nederland-wel-wat-er-gebeurde~a88c4575/
***
Korea
will run a country booth at #ArmsFair #IDEX in the #UAE this week,
the state arms procurement agency said Monday, as the country seeks
to boost its overseas arms exports.
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-02-17/national/defense/Korea-to-run-country-booth-at-UAE-arms-exhibition/2243586
HOW IS it organised in your country?
https://www.idexuae.ae/exhibit/exhibitor-list/
Isn't it against a sound arms export policy to let your
military businesses show their products in a country arming parties
in conflcits like #Libya and #Sudan like the #UAE is? Or is a strict
arms export policy an idée fixe? #IDEX
February 16
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India, UAE…:
Are the F-35 and #Trump preparing to #kill the #European military
#aircraft industry?
https://meta-defense.fr/en/2025/02/14/f-35-inde-eau-kas-tuer-industrie-europe/
It's a question raised in #France and the European #F35 clients will shrug their shoulders and continue buying in Bethesda, Maryland instead of in #Europe.
***
The Ivorian
Army will acquire 3 #Thales GM200 radars, value estimated €50
million. The 1st Thales Ground Master 200 radar
(https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/markets/defence-and-security/air-forces/airspace-protection/mid-range-radars/ground-master-200
) is expected to be delivered by March, with plans to order an
additional three units in 2025. #IvoryCoast
https://www.military.africa/2025/02/ivory-coast-to-acquire-thales-gm200-radars-in-e50-million-deal/
No
other priorities to expand #security?
Almost 40% of 28m people are living below the national poverty line; +40% are food insecure. More than ½ of the Ivorian population has no reliable access to safe drinking water, and basic sanitation is even worse. https://www.bmz.de/en/countries/cote-divoire/social-situation-4842
***
#Turkey’s
rapid rise as a major #drone exporter has sparked debate over its
#HumanRights implications. Begum Zorlu @begumz_ explores
Turkey’s “no-questions-asked” policy and highlights potential
war crimes linked to Turkish drones.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/humanrights/2025/02/15/a-human-rights-perspective-on-turkeys-drone-exports/
***
"S.
Korea has become one of China's biggest competitors in the Southeast
Asian weapons market," Seong Hyeon Choi expained in the SCMP
(https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3298747/why-chinas-loss-could-be-south-koreas-gain-southeast-asia-seeks-new-weapons-suppliers)
why S. Korea is rapidly expanding its exprots by providing
high-quality weapons at low prices.
https://www.mk.co.kr/en/world/11242120
***
#Damen
launches new range naval logistics support ships.
The LSS series is designed to enable
sustained deployment and provide enhanced support in a cost-effective
manner.
https://www.naval-technology.com/news/damen-naval-logistics-support-ships/
But will someone control its exports of
these ships designed for military tasks?
***
Na de
bevrijding: dienstweigeren tijdens de volgende oorlog Beide mannen
die ik een decennium geleden interviewde over hun dienstweigertijd
zijn inmiddels overleden. Reden om dit artikel nog eens boven te
halen.
https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2014/03/na-de-bevrijding-dienstweigeren-voor-de.html
February 14
***
Michael Klare
fore sees a fight in the the US MIC: The Secret War Within the Pentagon
(between old and new tech).
"Multibillion-dollar weapons companies are not likely to step aside without a fight. And that fight will likely divide the Trumpian universe."
https://tomdispatch.com/a-new-military-industrial-complex-arises/
***
Summary
- Trump: US will raise military #sales to #India by many bns of dollars.
- Indian official: Trump’s #F35 offer still a proposal.
- Indian official: F-35 purchase process hasn't started yet.
- #Lockheed: Any talks on F-35 sales will be between governments.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/markets/commodities/trump-says-india-agreed-purchase-more-us-oil-gas-2025-02-13/
***
To
promote peace, security and human rights #Saudi Arabia can gain the
industrial know-how it needs to participate in the #GCAP #fighter
program by setting up assembly lines for NH90 heli's and
Eurofighters, a senior Italian industrial official has said.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/02/13/leonardo-exec-floats-eurofighter-as-stepstone-for-saudi-gcap-entrance/
February 13
***
Peace
advocates: Why is a weapons CEO on our #hospital’s board?
#Lockheed Martin’s CEO sits on the board of Mass General Brigham, which owns Northampton’s Cooley Dickinson Hospital. That’s a “profound #conflict of interest,” local #peace activists say.
https://theshoestring.org/2025/02/12/peace-advocates-why-is-a-weapons-ceo-on-our-hospitals-board/
***
Russian military
spending soared last year by 42% in real terms to Rbs13.1tn. IISS
states that's equivalent to $462bn on the basis of purchasing power
parity #PPP (adjusts for what currencies can buy in their home
countries). https://archive.ph/EsmcP#selection-2397.0-2397.90
How to value $405.5bn in PPP?
For a start see the PPP number per country: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP?order=wbapi_data_value_2014+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=desc
The use of PPP
exchange rates in this comparison is also problematic. The PPP
creates the possibility to compare the value of a currency in
different countries. Mandy Smithberger at the Center for Defense
Information at the Project On Government Oversight
https://pogo.org/analysis/2018/05/army-chief-of-staff-is-cooking-budget-numbers/
***
Misdaad, moorden en
geweld blijven gemeenschappen hier en in de Cariben destabiliseren.
Deze week werd weer een jonge man doodgeschoten op Curaçao, wat
leidde tot wijdverspreide onrust. Terwijl de meeste Caribische landen
strikte wapenwetgeving hebben die legaal wapenbezit
moeilijk maakt, blijven illegale wapens de belangrijkste drijfveer
achter ganggeweld en misdaad. De nabijheid van de Verenigde Staten -
verreweg de grootste bron van illegale wapens - maakt misdaad een
blijvende uitdaging.
***
PvdA &
VVD willen van #Rotterdamse haven boegbeeld maken voor oorlog met
meer wapentransport & militaire oefeningen ‘daar verzetten we
ons fel tegen’, zegt Coskun, de fractievoorzitter vd lokale #SP,
’R'dam hoort bij vrede, niet bij #oorlog & escalatie.’
https://dagblad010.nl/Politiek/sp-er-coskun-de-haven-moet-geen-oorlogsknooppunt-worden-
***
CRS report:
Hypersonic Weapons:Background and Issues for Congress (Updated
February 11, 2025).
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25521933-hypersonicweaponsfeb112025/
***
The #Swiss
government on Wednesday proposed #relaxing #restrictions on arms
exports to try to bolster its domestic industry & security
policy, a sensitive move for the neutral country which has blocked
the re-export of its weapons and ammo to #Ukraine.
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/SWISS-ARMS-63b651ed-d16f-461b-9ce9-5b3b7ce36201
***
#Baykar, a
leading defence supplier based in #Turkey, has signed a deal with the
Jakarta-based defence company Republikorp to build a #drone
manufacturing plant in #Indonesia, according to a local newspaper.
https://www.agbi.com/manufacturing/2025/02/top-turkish-defence-firm-to-build-drones-in-indonesia/
https://jakartaglobe.id/business/turkish-defense-firm-baykar-inks-deal-to-build-drone-factory-in-indonesia
***
Westerse
regeringen pakken graag uit met ‘democratische waarden’ &
‘mensenrechten’, schrijft @Ludodb van @VredeVZW . Maar de holheid
en selectiviteit daarvan blijkt al lang uit de weigering om ook maar
iets te veranderen aan het beleid tegenover #Israël.
https://www.mo.be/opinie/onbegrijpelijk-dat-ons-land-israelische-wapens-importeert
February 11
***
A #Chinese
stratospheric #airship with infrared detection systems could identify
#stealth aircraft –like #F35– from nearly 2,000 km.
Such airships offer relatively low-cost
observation even stealth of a $2 trn (acquisition & sustainment)
F-35 evaporates.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3298181/chinas-stratospheric-airship-can-detect-american-f-35-fighters-1800km-study
By the way the F-35 is a major weapon system to open the
attack on Chinese soil as I wrote some years ago based on military
information: F-35: crowbar to break Chinese border defences.
https://stopwapenhandel.org/f-35-crowbar-to-break-chinese-border-defences/
***
#Thales and
#Bharat Dynamics Ltd have signed an agreement for the initial supply
of Laser Beam Riding Man Portable Air Defence systems to the #Indian
MoD. The partnership will also boost #UK manufacturing, particularly
at Thales’ Belfast.
https://defence-industry.eu/thales-and-bharat-dynamics-ltd-to-supply-man-portable-air-defence-systems-to-india/
***
#Morocco
strengthens military ties with Israel and has chosen #Israel’s
#Elbit Systems as its main weapons supplier, deepening military ties
amid growing arms trade, regional tensions and the role Elbit played
in the ethnic cleansing and #genocide.
https://www.globalvillagespace.com/morocco-strengthens-defense-ties-with-israel/
***
Amerikaanse
minister maant Europa aan meer te investeren in defensie.
https://www.hln.be/buitenland/amerikaanse-minister-maant-europa-aan-meer-te-investeren-in-defensie-gezond-verstand-zegt-dat-je-je-eigen-buurt-moet-verdedigen~a8cdac2b/
Nog meer?
Het gaat al gierend snel de hoogte in, ten koste van ....
***
Indian paper
publishes articcle on poor quality of Chinese weaponry. Countries
that have purchased Chinese military equipment have found themselves
struggling with poor quality, malfunctions, and maintenance
challenges.
https://sundayguardianlive.com/top-five/chinese-weapons-are-failing-in-real-combat-a-global-embarrassment
***
US military
research agency #DARPA is working on a project to modify red #blood
cells to enhance soldiers' performance. The program, called "Red
Blood Cell Factory," #RBC aims to insert active components into
red blood cells.
https://www.darpa.mil/research/programs/rbc-factory
***
Het
#Belgische leger zou tijdens de oorlog in Gaza nog altijd heel wat
munitie en materiaal hebben aangekocht bij #Israëlische militaire
industrie. Dat blijkt uit 'n onderzoek van VRT NWS. Het gaat onder
meer over 109,5 ton #munitie & 'n #pantservoertuig.
https://www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/belgisch-leger-kocht-tijdens-oorlog-in-gaza-nog-munitie-en-materiaal-bij-israelische-bedrijven~bc81683a/
Belgian
Army still buying Israeli ammunition during war in Gaza.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1436701/belgian-army-still-buying-israeli-ammunition-during-war-in-gaza
***
Win-win for
the US military industry, isn't it?
The Trump admin is preparing a plan to
increase #European allies' purchases of #US weapons for #Ukraine.
This could be an alternative to direct US military assistance & a
guarantee of stable arms supplies.
https://unn.ua/en/news/trump-plans-to-involve-europe-in-purchasing-american-weapons-for-ukraine
***
#France in
‘active talks’ to buy Indian rocket #launcher systems. The Indian
made #Pinaka #rocket system with a range of up to 90km was shown to a
French delegation in #India around three months ago.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3298133/france-advanced-talks-buy-indian-rocket-launcher-system-indian-official-says
***
A Kyrgyzstani
has been detained in the #US on suspicion of illegal
export of firearms. The website of the US Dep of Justice
says
(https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/international-arms-dealer-charged-exporting-us-firearms-russia).
The suspect was detained on charges of illegally exporting
firearms to #Russia through #Kyrgyzstan.
https://24.kg/english/319543_Kyrgyzstani_detained_in_US_on_suspicion_of_illegal_arms_export/
***
See what #EU
is preparing for us and for the military industry, such as 'the mass
production of #kamikaze #drones.'
https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/eus-2025-defence-agenda/
***
Basta!
Italian civil society mobilisation in
the “No more favours for arms dealers!” campaign continues its
pressure on parliamentarians to prevent the reduction of arms export
controls (and its problematic consequences).
https://retepacedisarmo.org/english/2025/the-modification-for-the-worse-of-law-185-90-on-arms-exports-resumes-in-the-house-civil-society-action-against-new-favours-for-armed-interests-continues/
***
#Paragon
has cut off #Italy, where it has 2 clients, from its #spyware
effective immediately, after the Italian government failed to address
claims it spied on #journalists and #activists critical of far-right
PM #Meloni by breaching WhatsApp accounts.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-02-06/ty-article/.premium/israeli-spyware-firm-paragon-kills-italys-access-after-journalists-targeted/00000194-da39-d390-a1b6-ffbb3bdf0000
February 10
***
Arming etnic
cleansing
Munitions, Guidance Kits, Fuzes, and Munitions
Support for Israel
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/israel-munitions-guidance-kits-fuzes-and-munitions-support
The
notoriojs AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles and related equipment for Israel
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/israel-agm-114-hellfire-missiles
Combines value $7.41 billion
AOAV condemns U.S. sale
of massive ordnance air blast (MOAB) bomb to
Israel
https://aoav.org.uk/2025/aoav-condemns-u-s-sale-of-massive-ordnance-air-blast-moab-bomb-to-israel/
***
Arming a gross human rights violator
The #US State Department has cleared #Egypt’s two foreign military sales requests worth approximately $929 million combined.
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/egypt-antps-78-long-range-radar
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/egypt-fast-missile-craft-modernization
***
Actie tegen
militarisering
De Twentse #carnavalsverenigingen De Keistenen (Agelo), N Lesten Stuiver (Rossum) & De Knollentrekkers (Weerselo) slaan zaterdag de handen ineen tijdens 'n "ludiek" protest. Ze willen geen grootschalig #munitiedepot van Defensie. https://www.hartvannederland.nl/politiek/demonstratie/artikelen/carnavalsverenigingen-protesteren-tegen-komst-munitiedepot
***
Rule of Law?
Trump administration is not complying with a temporary restraining order barring a freeze on funding for federal grant and aid programs. A coalition of states told a Rhode Island federal judge Friday, asking the court to enforce its order.
https://www.law360.com/aerospace/articles/2295226
***
The US
#missile_defence_agency gathers ideas for Trump’s proposed “Iron
Dome for America” and hopes to make progress on some within the
next 2 years.
#MDA was already planning to spend hundreds of millions of #dollars on THAAD, Aegis & SM-3. Just a start.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/missile-defense-agency-iron-dome/
***
Who cares?
UK Ministers and senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen. I urge my former colleagues to resist them.
Britain’s system for controlling arms
exports is broken, former diplomat claims.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/09/uk-foreign-office-war-crimes-arms-gaza-yemen
February 9
***
As the
#Sudanese civil war goes on, #Russia & #Iran are fueling the
conflict with arms. They supply the Sudanese Armed Forces with guns,
drones, fuel & parts for fighter jets as it battles the
paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The #UAE is arming the RSF.
https://adf-magazine.com/2025/02/weapons-fuel-deliveries-from-russia-iran-inflame-sudans-civil-war/
***
Nederland wil
de macht van #AI-bedrijven uit VS en China indammen en werkt samen
met Frankrijk en Duitsland aan een voorstel om de AI-industrie onder
de Europese Digital Markets Act (DMA) te brengen, ingesteld om de
macht van grote digitale platforms te reguleren en
eerlijke
concurrentie in de digitale markt te waarborgen.
Het plan wordt komende week
aangekondigd op een internationale AI-conferentie in Parijs.
https://fd.nl/tech-en-innovatie/1545054/nederland-wil-europese-grip-op-amerikaanse-ai-bedrijven-versterken
February 8
***
Approximately
70% of the weapons and military equipment used on the battlefield in
Ukraine are provided by international assistance, reported First
Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Lt General Ivan Havryliuk.
https://nikvesti.com/en/news/public/301038-ministry-of-defence-weapons-front-supplied
***
The
Navalistul #trade_union on Friday morning asked for the intervention
of the embassy of the Netherlands so that the management of the
#Damen Shipyards #Mangalia takes responsibility and finds solutions
to save the largest shipyard in #Romania.
https://www.daynews24.ro/navalistul-trade-union-askes-the-netherlands-embassy-to-solve-the-situation-at-mangalia-shipyard/
***
#Oekraïne
kan op korte termijn gebruik maken van 'n mobiel
#onderzoekslaboratorium om oorlogsmisdaden te onderzoeken. Nederlands
MoD doneert hiervoor een Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis
Laboratory. JDEAL is een samenwerkingsproject van het #EDA.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/02/06/mobiel-laboratorium-helpt-oekraine-oorlogsmisdaden-te-onderzoeken
***
And the
winners are ...
...#Saab and #Kongsberg kicked off the
European military industry earnings season, posting another year of
record sales growth and orders in 2024, as governments across the
continent continue to ramp up military spending.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/02/07/saab-kongsberg-again-post-record-years-on-european-defense-splurge/
***
Preparation for
war
#Dutch MoD is investing in steel to operate at NATO’s eastern flank. That means adding tanks & armoured vehicles, but also expanding a fleet of #railway wagons that allows Dutch military planners to rush armour & supplies across Europe. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/02/07/dutch-military-adds-railway-steel-to-rush-troops-to-natos-east-flank/
February 7
***
Hoe klinkt
het als je veiligheid verknalt wordt?
Wat zijn de effecten op woongenot of bedrijf als er dagelijks F-35's overkomen en hoe klinkt dat?
Een groep ging met de bus naar
Leeuwarden om dat te onderzoeken. Veel van hen wonen bij Lelystad
Airport.
https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/nieuws/414880/luisteren-naar-straaljagers-in-leeuwarden-lelystedelingen-schrikken-van-geluid-f-35
***
Fact checking
Mark Rutte en zijn beweringen over de Russische dreiging. Met
@WendelaVries
https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/factchecking-mark-rutte-en-zijn-beweringen-over-de-russische-dreiging
February 6
***
Damen signed
a partnership agreement with South Africa's Dep. of Trade &
Industry. This focuses on local industrial participation/investment,
exports, R&D, tech transfer etc.
Since 2020 #Damen is involved in SA's Defence Industrial Participation programme. https://www.defensemirror.com/news/38755/Damen_Shipyards_Signs_Strategic_Partnership_Agreement_with_South_Africa
***
Equal rights
down the drain in favour of white male dominance (yellowish hair/too
big ego's no problem if the colour & sex is simply right).
Is this really happing on the military centre stage of an ally of Europe? When do we cut ties or is the same coming this way?
#Resist!
Retweet
with comment @MilitaryTimes: West Point
shuts down clubs for minorities, women amid DEI purge
https://militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/02/05/west-point-shuts-down-clubs-for-minorities-women-amid-dei-purge/
***
Russia
has long been a major supplier of arms to MENA-countries. A weakened
Russian arms industry could lead them to look elsewhere. For Gulf
states (with balanced arms deals between the West & Russia) this
may create stronger ties with US & Eur suppliers.
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/russias-economic-meltdown-strategic-implications-for-mena/
February 5
***
Campagne F-35
NEE! gelanceerd
Gisteren lanceerde een 30-tal bewoners- en natuurorganisaties en (recreatie)ondernemers vanuit Groningen en Noord-Drenthe de campagne ‘F35-NEE!’.
https://www.nmfdrenthe.nl/nieuws/campagne-f-35-nee-gelanceerd/
***
#Dutch
companies will sell military materiel, knowledge, or services at the
Abu Dhabi military fair #IDEX2025 (Ten Cate, TNO, Robin Radar Sys).
In the interest of peace & secuity in the Middle East for all, or
just for some while violating that of others?
https://www.idexuae.ae/exhibit/exhibitor-list/#4923
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Russia, still
the key partner for India when it comes to arms imports, but there
are signs that dependence is gradually falling. While 36% of Indian
arms exports came from Russia from 2019-23, the figure was 46% for
2017-21 and 69% for 2012-16.
https://www.dw.com/en/how-will-germany-india-multi-billion-dollar-submarine-deal-impact-russia/a-71454656
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The
militarisation of the EU will drag it into an arms race that produces
losers. The EU should strive to be a force of solidarity, with a
foreign policy based on cooperation over competition (only possible
if it breaks free of its subservience to the US).
https://www.tni.org/en/article/a-transatlantic-bargain
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Some policies
will not change under Trump. He seeks Congressional approval for $1
billion arms sale to #Israel. This deal includes 4,700 #bombs
exceeding 450 kg, worth over $700m, alongside #Caterpillar #armoured
#bulldozers valued at more than $300m.
https://en.safa.news/post/3385/Trump-Seeks-Congressional-Approval-for-1-Billion-Arms-Sale-to-Israel
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Time for #action?
The launch of #DSEI #Germany is announced. The arms fair will be organised by Deutsche Messe & Clarion, the last also organises DSEI in the UK and Japan. DSEI Germany will be held in 2 years! 19-22/01/27 at the Messegelände in #Hannover. https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/dsei-germany-event-launched.html
February 4
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Uit blog: 'n
Stijging van 2% BBP (de huidige doelstelling) naar 5% BBP betekent
bijna $600 mjd extra aan militaire uitgaven. Militaire uitgaven van
3,7% van 't BBP betekent grofweg $330 mjd extra van de Europese
NAVO-leden naar krijgsmacht & bewapening.
https://stopwapenhandel.org/fact-checking-mark-rutte/
For
same text in English see:
https://stopwapenhandel.org/turbo-charged-arms-production-for-protection-or-for-power-and-profit/
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Retweet @IISS_org: While the sale of armed UAVs has been high-profile and lucrative, Turkish industry has also enjoyed success in other domains. Read the latest analysis by Tom Waldwyn: https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/military-balance/2025/01/turkiyes-defence-industry-charts-a-course-for-european-growth/
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Heated
conflict on who is heading #Ukraine's Defense Procurement Agency
#DPA.
"Ukraine's arms procurement chief
asks #Zelensky to 'stop the destruction' of the agency"
https://kyivindependent.com/bezrukova-asks-zelensky-to-intervene-in-arms-procurement-dispute/
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Role of #UAE
in #Sudan: "As the RSF perpetrates genocidal attacks on
civilians in Darfur and other regions, Abu Dhabi is delivering #arms
to the militia. Meanwhile, unscrupulous companies #smuggle Sudanese
gold into Emirati markets, fueling the #conflict."
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/uaes-secret-war-sudan
The UAE’s engagement in security dynamics in Africa has oftentimes remained much more direct, establishing military outposts and interfering in conflicts in the Horn of Africa, Libya and Sahel regions. https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/foreign-and-security-policy/the-uaes-ever-expanding-footprint-in-africa-8063/
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The Nigerian
Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle, stated that the Defence
Industries Corporation of #Nigeria #DICON, a parastatal under the
defence ministry, is working towards producing 300 million rounds of
#ammunition.
https://www.withinnigeria.com/news/2025/02/01/defense-ministry-to-manufacture-300-million-rounds-of-ammunition-says-minister/
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The 4th
#Damen #naval vessel PNS Yamama arrived in #Pakistan. The Yamama is a
multipurpose medium-sized offshore patrol vessel equipped with a
self-protection and terminal defence system, electronic warfare,
capabilities against surface and air targets.
https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/865883-fourth-offshore-patrol-vessel-pns-yamama-arrives-in-karachi
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#Israel-#Serbia
ties intensify: #arms sales from Belgrade to IDF shoot up by 3,000%.
Deliveries from Serbia spiked after Gaza War broke; Presidents Herzog & Vucic met 2 x in recent months, Serbia signed massive Israeli arms deal and uses Israeli spy tech.
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Retweet
@TurkishMinuteTM: Turkey to deploy
‘defense industry attachés’ globally to boost arms exports.
https://www.turkishminute.com/2025/02/03/turkey-to-deploy-defense-industry-attaches-globaly-to-boost-arms-export/
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Veel van wat
#wapenhandel deskundige Klomp (Nl Defensie Academie) over Nl
#wapenproductie en Europese exportcontrole zegt, herken ik uit
teksten van @CTWnl maar die organisatie voegt daar altijd wel de
#ethisch/politieke redenen voor die controle aan toe.
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#Raytheon/#RTX
resolves export control violations (defective pricing (False Claims
Act #FCA allegations), violations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
#FCPA, Traffic in Arms Regulations #ITAR & infractions of Arms
Export Control Act #AECA) and pays $950m.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/defense-contractor-resolves-doj-and-sec-5249594/
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Senior
officials from S. #Korea and #Poland have held talks and reaffirmed
their commitment to bilateral #arms #cooperation despite Seoul's
martial law #turmoil, the state arms procurement agency said Tuesday.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/02/113_391502.html
