Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek)
February 28
***
More on the
#Italian-#UAE relations. Here it is called a bridge to Europe.
Without mentioning the Emirates role in arming conflict in Africa.
https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/the-italy-uae-partnership-a-bridge-to-europe-201818
(The mentioned ban on arms exports was a partial ban, not an embargo).
***
Every branch
of products has its own trade show to inform potential users &
expand sales.
This also counts for #KamikazeDrones.
Loitering Munitions (they are euphemistically called) USA, 7-8/4/25, Arlington (Exact Venue Info Withheld for Security Reasons)
https://www.smgconferences.com/defence/northamerica/loitering-munitions-usa
***
A group of
demonstrators braved the rainy weather to picket outside the Union
Buildings in Pretoria demanding the closure of the #Rheinmetall in
South #Africa and more #control over arms sales to #Israel and
#Ukraine.
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/residents-rally-against-rheinmetalls-arms-sales-to-israel-and-ukraine-c7d9befa-6d7d-4235-9394-7af82126c23b
***
The #US
Department of Justice recently unsealed an indictment charging
#FlightTime Enterprises, Inc. (“FTE”) and three of its employees
implicated in a complex scheme to circumvent U.S. export controls by
exporting aircraft components to #Russia.
https://blog.volkovlaw.com/2025/02/flighttime-enterprises-inc-and-employees-indicted-over-alleged-role-in-facilitating-illegal-exports-to-russia/
***
De
commandanten van de Turkse en #Spaanse #luchtmacht (generaal Ziya
Cemal Kadıoğlu, en generaal Francisco Braco Carbo) voerden
afgelopen woensdag een formatievlucht uit aan boord van 2 Hürjet
lichte #gevechtsvliegtuigen, geproduceerd in #Turkije.
https://www.msn.com/nl-nl/nieuws/Buitenland/video-turkse-luchtmacht-presenteert-h%C3%BCrjet-tijdens-speciale-vlucht-met-spaanse-generaal/ar-AA1zT719
***
USAF Air Base In
England Is Nuclear Capable Again: Watchdog Report
All evidence points to RAF Lakenheath being nuclear-capable again, although the long-term plans for storing weapons there are unclear.
https://www.twz.com/air/usaf-air-base-in-england-is-nuclear-capable-again-watchdog-report
***
What comes to
mind, when you read this heading grom the US military press?
"Transgender troops will be separated from military, Pentagon says"
February 27
***
Sweden's
#Saab has signed a contract with #Damen Naval to supply the combat
management system for the #Colombian Navy's Plataforma Estratégica
de Superficie (PES) program. https://www.defensemirror.com/news/38949
One would have expected #Thales (Netherlands) to be involved.
***
With US
access to revenues from the sale of #Ukrainian raw materials now
guaranteed, a source of funding from which Kiev could pay its #debts
to Brussels is no longer available. Instead the #EU is likely to have
its eye on the Ukrainian military industry.
https://harici.com.tr/en/trumps-deal-for-ukraine-minerals-how-will-the-eu-recover-its-debts/
***
#Trump lifts
ban on US #weapons companies #bribing foreigners. On February 10,
President Trump issued an executive order that directed Attorney
General Pam Bondi to pause the enforcement of the Foreign #Corrupt
Practices Act #FCPA.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/foreign-corrupt-practices-act/
***
Hoe was hij ook
alweer?
Eerst kwamen ze voor de vluchtelingen
Toen kwamen ze voor de
transgenders
Nu kwamen ze voor
mij.
https://rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5496622/transgender-militairen-amerikaans-leger-pentagon-donald-trump
En er zijn nog steeds
mensen die de NAVO een veiligheidsorganisatie noemen. Veiligheid voor
de witte mannelijke elite dan zeker.
***
The #Moroccan
navy wants to acquire two military #submarines, prompting fierce
competition between suppliers. France's #NavalGroup is lobbying Rabat
hard, while Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems #TKMS is also
making its move. [pay wall]
https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2025/02/27/naval-group-and-tkms-vie-to-supply-rabat-with-submarines,110380565-eve
***
Just a
insecurity warning for the #war mongerers among the Greens and
Socialists.
Panzer, bombs, rockets – influence on #climate crisis: millions of tons of emissions of greenhouse gases. Study measures the emissions from Ukraine and Gaza. [in German] https://www.infosperber.ch/umwelt/luft-klima/panzer-bomben-raketen-wie-kriege-den-klimawandel-befeuern/
***
Komisch
Vredesdemonstranten zonder titel: voor
vrede;
realisten met universitaire baan: voor
bewapening.
Zo simpel?
Waarom wordt die academische
achtergrond bij vredesactivisten niet genoemd (Er wordt 'n drs. int.
betrekkingen geciteerd & 'n historicus.)
https://archive.ph/7wUYA#selection-1269.0-1304.0
***
Cutting
#UK aid to fund defence: the false #economy that jeopardises
long-term peace?
https://aoav.org.uk/2025/cutting-british-aid-to-fund-defence-the-false-economy-that-jeopardises-long-term-peace/
February 26
***
“#Airbus
offers a sovereign solution that provides the autonomy, availability
and reliability required to contribute to the oceanic component of
the #nuclear deterrence.”
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-02-airbus-signs-new-study-contract-to-define-frances-future-maritime
The company HQ's are officially in the
Dutch city of Leiden.
https://www.kvk.nl/bestellen/#/24288945000006394353
***
Senator
@BernieSanders said he will move to block the sale of $8.5bn in #US
#weapons to #Israel. Sanders: “It would be unconscionable to
provide more of the bombs and weapons Israel has used to kill so many
civilians and make life unlivable in Gaza.”
February 25
***
#Belgian arms
produced in #Egypt fuel human rights abuses, says report.
#Loopholes in policy enable arms
companies to evade the state arms embargo and supply weapons which
are likely used in a number of rights abuses by state actors.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/belgian-weapons-used-egypt-human-rights-abuses
***
Meloni's
government has reversed previous partial restrictions on arms exports
to UAE & Saudi's in 2023, lifting embargoes imposed by previous
administrations in response to the Yemen war. While in opposition,
Meloni was a vocal critic close ties with KSA.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/italy-and-the-uae-sign-historic-40-billion-investment-deal/
Bill Guyan,
Leonardo DRS president of international business, explains the
importance of the Middle East to the company’s growth ambitions as
it brings its expertise in advanced defence systems to the region in
this TATV Spotlight programme from IDEX.
***
While
European leaders cheer the EU’s investment in the military
industry, a report denounces the opacity of the first projects funded
by the European Defence Fund.
https://centredelas.org/premsa/mentre-liders-europeus-aclamen-la-inversio-de-la-ue-en-la-industria-militar-un-informe-denuncia-lopacitat-dels-primers-projectes-financats-pel-fons-europeu-de-defensa/
***
Geen auto’s
of treinen, maar tanks en pantserwagens moeten Duitse economie
aanjagen. De Duitse economie kwakkelt. Kunnen wapenfabrikanten
automakers uit de brand helpen?
https://fd.nl/politiek/1545810/geen-autos-trams-of-treinen-maar-tanks-en-pantserwagens
Of moeten we dit zien als onproductieve
productie? #MilitairKeynesianisme
February 24
***
While the
world's attention will be on the shock of a fifth of #Germans
supporting the far-right #AfD, the #Netanyahu government's focus will
be on who they'll be doing business with: the center-right Christian
Democrats. #Israel #CDU
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2025-02-23/ty-article/.highlight/the-real-winners-of-germanys-elections-the-far-right-and-israels-netanyahu-government/00000195-3416-d09e-a3ff-751f3f650000
***
The new
villain on the arms market:
The chief of the S.#Korean state arms procurement agency discussed arms cooperation with defence & military officials as he visited the #UAE and #Egypt as part of Seoul's bid to boost arms exports, officials said. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/02/113_392851.html
***
President
Donald Trump’s threat to cut off military aid to Egypt and
Jordan—if they refuse to provide sanctuary to Palestinians removed
from Gaza—is most likely to trigger protests from the US
military-industrial complex, one of the most powerful lobbies in the
US.
Currently, Egypt and Jordan, along with Israel, are three of
the major recipients of US military aid, including some of the
world’s most advanced weapons systems, in the Middle East.
https://indepthnews.net/us-threat-to-cut-off-military-aid-to-egypt-jordan-may-provoke-arms-suppliers/
February 22
***
#Damen
Schelde Naval Shipbuilding has confirmed that the new multi-purpose
support #ship (MPSS 7000) it is building for the #Portuguese Navy
will feature the Cube ecosystem from SH Defence
(https://shdefence.com/the-cube/).
***
The decision
of the #EU to continue with the EU-Israel Association Council on
Monday (24/02) is an affront to international law, said The Left
group in the European Parliament. The Group wants - among more - an
end to European #arms exports to #Israel.
https://www.eureporter.co/world/israel/2025/02/21/eu-israel-to-recommence-normal-relations-despite-genocide-charges/
***
Win-win
situation for military industry
Sébastien Lecornu, the French MoD said that #France has no direct role in the potential sale of #Meteor missiles to #Turkey. That is #UK policy.
France on the other hand sells #Rafales to Ankara's foe #Greece.https://www.turkishminute.com/2025/02/21/france-denies-role-in-meteor-missile-sale-to-turkey/
Andrius Kubilius: According to the numbers, we will end this year with the ability to produce around 2 million artillery shells p.y. So we increased our production capacity by almost 8x and producing more than the US.
https://kyivindependent.com/we-are-now-producing-more-than-americans-eu-defense-commissioner-on-europes-arms-rebirth/
***
The murky
business of "Moon Storm Enterprises" continues. Deputy from
the SP, Erjon Braçe has proven Slobodan Tesic's connections with the
Albanian Ministry of Defense. He said in this way weapons have ended
up in Yemen. https://telegrafi.com/en/ps-armet-shqiptare-ne-jemen/
***
Being part of
the ruling powers has its advantages.
“The DOJ’s Surprising Move: Why the
#SpaceX Case Was Dropped” @ElonMusk's firm may continue its
anti-imigrant and refugee policies.
https://www.scimag.news/news-en/126978/the-dojs-surprising-move-why-the-spacex-case-was-dropped/
***
Gal
Haimovich, an Israeli national, was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment
and 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to #illegally ship
aircraft parts and avionics from US manufacturers and suppliers
to #Russia, the US Justice Dep announced.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-843223
***
The tech
fight is on .... with the US government which wants to be the global
police man not being policed.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/defending-american-companies-and-innovators-from-overseas-extortion-and-unfair-fines-and-penalties/
***
The #UAE
awarded 55 military contracts worth $6.8 bn during the 5 days of the
International #IDEX2025 in Abu Dhabi, the largest military and
security expo in the Middle East. Up to 68% of the deals at IDEX were
awarded to local companies.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2025/02/21/idex-2025-uae-awards-68bn-in-contracts-at-regions-biggest-defence-expo
***
De omzet van
#Airbus Defence and Space steeg met 5% op jaarbasis tot € 12,1
miljard, voornamelijk dankzij de Air Power-divisie. Er werden zeven
A400M militaire transportvliegtuigen geleverd (in 2023 waren dat er
8), waaronder de eerste voor Kazachstan.
https://www.aeroflap.com.br/nl/airbus-maakt-resultaten-boekjaar-2024-bekend/
Revenues at
Airbus Defence and Space increased 5% year-on-year to € 12.1
billion, mainly driven by the Air Power business. Seven A400M
military airlifters were delivered (2023: 8 aircraft), including the
first for Kazakhstan.
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-02-airbus-reports-full-year-fy-2024-results
***
WASP-policy
favour over inclusion.
US chief of naval operations Franchetti
fired by the Trump administration for being associated with
diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) initiatives or for other
reasons, like a lack of combat experience.
https://defensescoop.com/2025/02/21/trump-fires-adm-franchetti-chief-of-naval-operations/
https://news.usni.org/2025/02/21/joint-chiefs-chair-cq-brown-cno-franchetti-relieved
WASP-policy favour over inclusion.
@POTUS
abruptly fired Gen. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot as part of a
campaign led by his defence secretary to rid the military of leaders
who support diversity and equity in the ranks.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-brown-joint-chiefs-of-staff-firing-fa428cc1508a583b3bf5e7a5a58f6acf
February 20
1/2 The UK military
industry has reported substantial profits amidst global geopolitical
tensions, with BAE Systems, the UK’s largest arms manufacturer,
announcing a staggering £3bn in earnings for 2024. This financial
windfall comes as international conflicts and security concerns drive
increased military spending worldwide.
Campaign Against Arms
Trade spokesperson Sarah Waldron condemned the profit figures,
stating that they represent blood money earned from conflicts that
have caused immense suffering worldwide.
https://www.talk-finance.co.uk/britain/the-military-industrial-complex-thrives-bae-reports-3-billion-in-earnings-for-2024/
***
S. #Korean
#Hanwha’s new global defense chief eyes aggressive expansion in
every direction.
Article mentions sales to Australia, Egypt, Poland, Romania, Saudi's, UAE and the major markets (United States, Europe, Middle East, Asia) in general. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/hanwhas-new-global-defense-chief-eyes-aggressive-expansion-in-every-direction/
***
John
Lindsay-Poland, "To halt Mexican cartels and Haitian gangs, the
U.S. must stop the guns flowing to them," Miami Herald, February
18, 2025.
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article300444839.html
***
She's
a Killer Drone
Gunpowder,
booming
cone
Dynamite with a laser
beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
#MBDA is pushing to complete development of a new diamond-shaped loitering munition in the next 18 months to two years to meet burgeoning demand.
***
#Russia’s
#arms exports have plummeted by 92% from 2021 to 2024, dropping from
$14.6 billion to just $1 billion.
https://jamestown.org/program/russian-arms-exports-collapse-by-92-percent-as-military-industrial-complex-fails/
***
More
than 60,000 #weapons have been flown from #Spain to #Israel on a
route that continues in 2025. An investigation to which the Diario.es
has had access discovers flights with military material from Zaragoza
to Tel Aviv.
https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/60-000-piezas-armamento-han-salido-aviones-espana-israel-ruta-continua-2025_1_12065190.html
February 19
***
Kishore
Mahbubani: ‘Brussels has slavishly followed Washington for too
long—& forgotten how to advance its own geopolitical interests.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And ... one must always
think the unthinkable, as Europe must do now.’https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/18/europe-eu-nato-us-russia-ukraine/
***
Retweet
@investigate_eu: Revealed: Boeing, Airbus
cargoes among aircraft parts worth millions passed on to Russia via
India, despite sanctions Our new investigation traced hundreds of
trades using customs data from western firms to Indian intermediaries
and then Russian buyers.
https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/boeing-airbus-russia-sanctions-aircraft-parts-india-intermediaries
***
Gerealiseerde
#Nederlandse militaire steun #Oekraïne bijna € 6 #miljard. De
totale waarde van de gerealiseerde Nederlandse militaire steun aan
Oekraïne is opgelopen tot bijna € 5,88 mjd. Dit is het bedrag tot
4/2/25. Het om materieel en goederen.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/02/18/gerealiseerde-nederlandse-militaire-steun-oekraine-bijna-6-miljard-euro
***
MIND wil
wetenschap en civiele kennis de krijgsmacht binnenhalen. De vestiging
van MINDbase Noord op de Campus van de RUG is niet onomstreden.
Edward van der Meer, directeur Campus Groningen, stelt dat er
gemengde gevoelens zijn over de komst van Defensie.
https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/01/mindbase-noord
***
De
Nigeriaanse strijdkrachten hebben 43 beruchte Turkse #Bayraktar TB2's
drones aangeschaft. #Nigeria investeert actief in dronetechnologie,
koopt systemen aan van verschillende landen zoals China, Israël en
de VS, maar ontwikkelt ook zijn eigen #drones.
https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/01/materieel-mondiaal
As #drone warfare thrives in #Africa, #Turkey expands
influence. Kenya has joined the growing number of clients of the
Turkish arms company #Baykar: incl Angola, Burkina Faso, Djibouti,
Ethiopia, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Togo and Tunisia.
https://thearabweekly.com/drone-warfare-thrives-africa-turkey-expands-influence
***
Bezettingsmacht
#Marokko overlegt met #VS over de koop van 32 #F35
gevechtsvliegtuigen. Deze deal, met een geschatte waarde van meer dan
$17 miljard, zou Marokko 't eerste Arabische en Afrikaanse land maken
dat deze gevechtsvliegtuigen aanschaft.
https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/01/materieel-mondiaal
***
Trump wil dat
landen 5% van 't bbp uitgeven aan de krijgsmacht. Ook EU leiders
werken in die richting.
Maar verhogen van 't budget heeft gevolgen, stelt de redactie van 1Vandaag. Voor Nederland gaat het van een kleine €20mjd naar €50 mjd. https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/waarom-een-defensiebudget-van-5-procent-voor-nederland-niet-haalbaar-is/
***
Robots
fighting wars?
#Estonia-based #Milrem Robotics revealed a first look at its new 8x8 wheeled combat robot, which builds on the company’s existing family of unmanned ground vehicles. It is fitted with a 30 mm gun.
***
Why boyther
about an atutocratic regime.
#US #GM Defense and #Emirati defence
conglomerate #EDGE have announced a new agreement to explore “light
tactical vehicle”-focused projects. It could look like: a GM
Defense ride boasting an EDGE #drone launcher.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/with-new-mou-gm-defense-and-edge-groups-team-up-gets-more-meat-on-the-bone/
***
#GeneralAtomics
is preparing to offer a package deal to #Saudi Arabia to acquire a
number of MQ-9B SeaGuardian #drones, company executives said in an
interview at the IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi.
Met of zonder Nederlandse #Fokker onderdelen?
February
18
***
#SIPRI Backgrounder:
#Spyware as a service: Challenges in applying #export #controls to
cloud-based #cyber-surveillance software.
https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2025/spyware-service-challenges-applying-export-controls-cloud-based-cyber-surveillance-software
***
#Indonesia
ordered 60 Turkish #Bayraktar TB3 drones to conduct surveillance,
reconnaissance, and precision #strikes. The deal was signed between
Turkish firm #Baykar and Indonesian defense company #Republikorp.
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/02/12/indonesia-turkey-bolster-ties/
#HumanRights West-#Papua
***
#NAVO-#propaganda zoekt
#kunstenaars
Ministerie BuZa, Gemeente Den Haag en
de NAVO nodigen jonge, ambitieuze kunstenaars uit om mee te doen aan
een kunstwedstrijd: een herdenkingsmural te maken ter gelegenheid van
de aanstaande #NAVO-top in #DenHaag.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/02/17/kunstwedstrijd-voor-vrede-en-veiligheid-van-start
***
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
***
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
***
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
***
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
***
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
***
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
***
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
***
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/
***
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/
***
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/
***
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/
***
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/
***
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
***
#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.
***
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/
***
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.
***
#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
