Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek)
June
30
***
Tanks met
Nederlandse Onderdelen
Het Bunschotense Van Halteren, een stille reus in het Nederlandse militaire landschap, kan dankzij de order dubbel zo groot worden.
https://archive.ph/67Yig#selection-345.0-349.144
In dit boek een beschrijving van een antimilitaristische inbraak bij het bedrijf: https://papierentijger.org/boek/al-ga-je-eraan-kapot/
Dit schreef ik zelf over de onfrisse militaire samenwerking met Israël bij het bedrijf. https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2020/04/imports-and-exports-both-part-of.html
***
The Ottawa
Convention, against anti-personnel landmines is the first of a number
of international agreements to bring specific arms under control. It
even got the Nobel Peace Prize. Now it is eroding quickly, not only
because of the Ukrainian decision, but also in NATO and EU.
Retweet
with comment @dwnews: President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed off on Ukraine's withdrawal from the
Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of landmines.
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kyiv-set-to-quit-anti-land-mine-treaty/live-73081732#liveblog-post-73084598
***
Fuck de
feiten, NAVO wil oorlog
Schotschrift door Wendela de Vries (Stop Wapenhandel) in Solidariteit - 29 juni 2025.
https://www.solidariteit.nl/commentaren/2025/com-541_fuck-de-feiten-navo-wil-oorlog.html
***
Today the arms trade
is a transnational economic system, complete with stock options,
quarterly earnings, and government subsidies. In this system,
ammunition is not just a tool of war-it is a product, and war itself
becomes a marketplace.
https://dailytimes.com.pk/1325630/the-economics-of-war/
June 29
***
Stop the War
on Palestine will hold a protest tour of genocide collaborating
companies calling for sanctions on Israel, July 12, Sydney,
#Australia.
Protest will start at #BAESystems, then march to the Defence Department, then to shipping company #Maersk. https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/protest-tour-genocide-collaborating-companies
***
UK protests erupt
over US nuclear F-35 jets and Starmer’s Cold War revival
British anti-nuclear groups rally nationwide as Keir Starmer’s stealth jet deal with the US reignites Cold War fears and draws accusations of democratic betrayal. https://easternherald.com/2025/06/29/uk-f35-nuclear-jet-protests-backlash/
***
Among villains:
#Belarus supplies air defence to Myanmar military as aerial terror campaign intensifies, says Justice for #Myanmar JFM. https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/06/29/23874
***
Vastgebonden
aan de poort: zo willen demonstranten Fokker Aerospace dwingen te
stoppen met onderdelen maken voor de F-35. Volgens de demonstranten
maakt dit Fokker medeplichtig aan slachtoffers van de F-35 in
Palestina en elders waar ze worden ingezet.
https://www.rtvdordrecht.nl/nieuws/streek/demonstranten-vastgeketend-aan-hekken-fokker-stop-met-vliegtuigdelen-leveren-israel
June
28
***
De Belgische
mijnenjager BNS Narcis en de Nederlandse Zr Ms Vlaardingen zijn
recent overgedragen aan Oekraïne. Dat gebeurde tijdens een ceremonie
op de Belgische marinebasis Zeebrugge.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/06/26/belgie-en-nederland-schenken-oekraine-eerste-mijnenjagers
***
From an civil
economic to military Union?
#VonDerLeyen der Leyen reaffirms dual use R&D plans ahead of #EU budget proposal. Better links between civilian and military technologies are needed “across the board,” says Ursula von der Leyen. https://sciencebusiness.net/news/dual-use/von-der-leyen-reaffirms-dual-use-rd-plans-ahead-eu-budget-proposal
***
Report on
protests at #parisairshow2025. Marchers carried banners reading
“Their wars, their profits, our deaths, stop the genocide in
Palestine.” Protest included Palestinian youth, French trade
unionists, pro-Palestinian activists, and left-wing groups.
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/06/thousands-protest-at-paris-air-show-over-israeli-participation/
***
Een droevend
makend en tegelijk indrukwekkend interview met Godefroid Muzalia
(Congolees prof. & veiligheidsexpert) over 't conflict in
Oost-Congo probeert positief te eindigen met een voorstel hoe wel tot
een definitieve oplossing naar vrede te komen.
https://www.mo.be/interview/Vredesakkoord-Congo-en-Rwanda-Ik-vrees-opnieuw-getuige-te-zijn-van-de-strategie-van-talk-and-fight
the continued growth in military expenditure reflects a move away from a culture that promotes peace through cooperation, dialogue, respect for IHLaw, fulfilment of int. commitments for the benefit of the common good, and peaceful resolution of disputes. https://www.sipri.org/commentary/essay/2025/natos-new-spending-target-challenges-and-risks-associated-political-signal
***
the continued
growth in military expenditure reflects a move away from a culture
that promotes peace through cooperation, dialogue, respect for IHLaw,
fulfilment of int. commitments for the benefit of the common good,
and peaceful resolution of disputes.
https://www.sipri.org/commentary/essay/2025/natos-new-spending-target-challenges-and-risks-associated-political-signal
***
Apart from
the fact the arms may not be destined to Israel, Freddy Versluys,
#OIP CEO seems not to understand that being a full daughter of Elbit,
makes you part of the Israeli machine of destruction and a target for
people in favour of fundamental rights.
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/pro-palestinian-activists-damage-ukrainian-military-equipment-in-belgium/
***
The #US
installed #sanctions against #Sudan over the alleged use of chemical
weapons. Military financing is terminated, and Sudan is banned from
receiving loans, credit guarantees, or financial support from any US
agency, incl. the Ex-Im
Bank.https://shafaq.com/en/World/US-sanctions-Sudan-over-chemical-weapons-use
***
#Denemarken
en #Zweden versterken #NAVO-luchtmacht met nieuwe #Airbus-deal Nog
twee A330 #MRTT-vliegtuigen besteld als Scandinavische landen sluiten
zich aan bij het gezamenlijke luchtbrugprogramma van de NAVO.
***
Talks between
#UAE’s #EDGE & #Israeli military firm #Elbit Systems for the
procurement of the Hermes 900 unmaned aerial vehicle (#drones), along
with tech transfer and licensed production schemes. Includes #German
companies eyed for cooperation.
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/63629
[paywall]
***
Zelensky:
“Unfortunately, today, even Western countries continue to supply
Russia with equipment and critical components. Our experts have
already identified hundreds of types of various components found in
Russian drones and in Russian missiles.”
https://menafn.com/1109734791/West-Still-Supplying-Equipment-To-Russia-Zelensky
***
In a move
raising fresh questions about the UK’s commitment to curbing global
arms trafficking, British authorities have quietly removed Slobodan
Tešić, a notorious Serbian arms dealer, from their sanctions
list-despite his continued designation by the US as a key player in
illicit arms sales. The delisting, reported by Serbia’s
investigative journalism outlet KRIK, has sparked international
criticism and renewed scrutiny of the murky intersection between
politics, corruption, and the global weapons trade.
https://weeklyblitz.net/2025/06/28/uk-lifts-sanctions-on-serbian-arms-dealer-slobodan-tesic-despite-ongoing-us-blacklisting/
June 27
***
#Germany’s
new government is may no longer standing in the way of the planned
sale of #EFA Typhoon jets to #Turkey, paving the way for a deal that
had been stalled by political tensions, according to the German
Handelsblatt.
- https://www.turkishminute.com/2025/06/26/germany-no-longer-opposed-to-eurofighter-sale-to-turkey-report/
- https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/ruestungsindustrie-eurofighter-export-an-die-tuerkei-steht-kurz-vor-zustimmung/100137226.html
***
More vaulters watch
the growing European military budgets from the ouside:
"NATO's Major Defense Budget Boost Could Fuel Further Surge in Israeli Arms Exports to Europe"
Is that the road forward, enabling
Israel to do more what is not aloud?
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-26/ty-article/.premium/natos-major-defense-budget-boost-could-fuel-further-surge-in-israeli-arms-exports/00000197-ac9a-d95c-a59f-febeed070000
***
#Saudi
Arabia’s efforts to participate in the development of #German-made
laser-based counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS, #drone) including
the German companies eyed for cooperation and the defence system
under consideration. https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/63629
[paywall]
***
Europe is
pouring money into defense. Can US firms reap the reward amid
trans-Atlantic
tension?https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/europe-is-pouring-money-into-defense-can-us-firms-reap-the-reward-amid-trans-atlantic-tension/
When you'll look into missile & fighter acquisitions (expensive parts of military programs), the US is still predominant, also at the current moment.
***
Een antwoord op de
vraag waarom het Westen Jeruzalem blijft steunen?
De Syrische analist Ahmad al-Ahmad ziet hoe een georkestreerd ‘plan voor het nieuwe #MiddenOosten’ zich ontvouwt, met #Israël als ‘de #manager van alles’.
***
Oil for arms to
fight
The peculiar strong bonds between Azerbaijan and Israel and the opposition against this by another ally Turkey. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/azerbaijan-promised-to-keep-exporting-oil-to-israel-despite-turkish-objections-israeli-source-says/
***
An #Israeli
#telecommunications and cybersecurity technology company #Allot Ltd.
told the US Bureau of Industry and Security #BIS
https://investors.allot.com/static-files/099f66d7-6931-463d-9e89-2161a19a6623
that it may have #violated #export #controls against #Russia and
#Belarus.
***
Did not
realise they need #smuggling even for this rudimentary weaponry.
Kyrgyzian Sergei Zharnovnikov pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export violations. The defendant exported #firearms and ammunition worth over $1.5m from the US to #Russia.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/international-arms-dealer-pleads-guilty-conspiring-export-firearms-russia
Killer drones
While the Russian & Chinese components are to be expected, the presence of US, Japanese, Swiss & Irish components suggest the sanctions regime prohibiting the #export of dual-use technologies to #Russia has failed to fully stem the flow. https://www.smgconferences.com/editors-corner/5996-news--aienabled-russian-loitering-munition-built-on-nvidia-sony--intel-components
***
#Dutch #Damen
export of major weapon systems never comes on its own. Partner in the
export of a large naval vessel to Colombia will be Norwegian
#Kongsberg delivering twin Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) and
shaftlines.
https://maritimt.com/kongsberg-maritime-to-provide-propulsion-system-for-new-colombian-navy-frigate
#propulsion #frigate
***
Demonstranten
wijzen op de rol van scheepvaart in #wapenhandel & en willen meer
transparantie. Volgens hen is 't belangrijk dat Nederland kritisch
kijkt naar zijn betrokkenheid bij internationale conflicten & de
#doorvoer van militair materieel. #Rotterdam
https://www.flashphoto.nl/nieuws/15691/opnieuw-demonstratie-voor-stadhuis-coolsingel-rotterdam.html
***
Voor zowel
onze digitale onafhankelijkheid als economische kracht moeten we dat
niet willen. Daarom zetten kabinet en regio samen in op €200
miljoen financiering voor een #Nederlandse AI-fabriek in #Groningen.
Dutch want to invest €200m in #AI plant.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/06/27/nederland-zet-in-op-200-miljoen-euro-voor-aifabriek-in-groningen
***
Mouth watering
for those in the industry of destruction. But the bill will be paid
by the others.
NATO’s 5% defense target could give
Korean arms exports a huge boost.
https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/all/11353666
June 26
***
#Sudan’s
army-backed government accused #Kenya Tuesday of funneling #weapons
from the friends of the West, the United Arab Emirates #UAE to the
paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army since
April 2023.
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/06/26/sudan-kenya-arms-paramilitaries/
***
Anti-arms groups
plan mass protests over expansion of UK nuclear deterrent.
Expansion decision ‘undermines
democracy’ and will mobilise new generation of protesters, groups
warn. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/25/mass-protests-uk-nuclear-deterrent-expansion
The UK government confirmed plans to acquire at least 12 Lockheed Martin F-35As to bolster its offensive nuclear capability late June 24 on the eve of the NATO summit. https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/uk-confirms-f-35a-order-plans-boost-nuclear-mission
***
Protests are growing among
citizens of NATO member nations. On Tuesday, demonstrators marched
through Slovenia’s capital to oppose NATO expansion.
Laura Vrhovnik: “This means for us that the remnants of social security that we still have — from kindergartens and schools to the collapsing health system, and now pension reform — all of this will continue to be eaten away at, supposedly, because we would rather OUT: give it to militarization.”
***
5% but still:
Tensions within Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System #FCAS
Fighter program resurfaced at the #ParisAirShow where #Dassault made
the case for program supremacy and #Airbus urged patience as partners
figure out how to work together.
https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/fcas-tensions-flare-paris-air-show
***
#AI firm
#DeepSeek is aiding #China's military and intelligence ops, a senior
#US official told, adding that the Chinese tech startup sought to use
SEAsian shell companies to access high-end #semiconductors that
cannot be shipped to China under US rules.
https://international.astroawani.com/global-news/deepseek-aids-chinas-military-and-evaded-export-controls-us-official-says-526685
***
Hoezo
oplichting? Het is 'n brief van organisatie met 'n website:
https://www.nietmijnaanslag.nl/
"Als Nederlandse overheid kozen we ervoor om een groot deel van dit bedrag uit te geven aan militaire samenwerking met #Israël."
Nakijken een kleine moeite, toch.
https://www.gelderlander.nl/den-bosch/brief-van-belastingdienst-valt-op-de-mat-in-den-bosch-politie-waarschuwt-voor-oplichting~ad4b736d/
***
While in
the Netherlands the Western mil dominance is celebrated by many Syed
Qamar Afzal Rizvi argues: Agreeably, the western illicit arms supply
to Israel is allegedly responsible for fueling a cycle of violence
and that has eroded the Middle East peace.
https://pakobserver.net/wests-complicity-in-israels-war-crimes/
June 25
***
Despite
public denials, investigations confirm that Israel imports 100s of
trained dogs annually, primarily from the Netherlands, Germany,
Belgium, UK & Czechia. Many are labeled “pets” to bypass
regulation. Dutch Four Winds K9 exported 100 dogs (2023-25).
https://worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/europe-is-quietly-sending-german-shepherds-and-other-dogs-to-israel-to-subjugate-palestinians/
***
Danish
shipping giant #Maersk to divest from firms linked to #Israeli
settlements. Groups are also calling for Maersk to next stop
transporting #F35 fighter parts that are used by Israel’s military
in its genocide in Gaza.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/24/headlines/danish_shipping_giant_maersk_to_divest_from_firms_linked_to_israeli_settlements
Gisteren demonstratie tegen de verwachte aanvoer, eind deze
week, in de #Rotterdamse haven van F-35 onderdelen uit Israël via
rederij #Maersk & tegen de inzet v/d Rotterdamse haven als
logistiek knooppunt voor militaire transporten.
June 24
***
Vanuit (Let
op!) DE VS is gisteren een eerste operationele #satelliet voor de
#Nederlandse krijgsmacht gelanceerd. Met deze ISR-satelliet krijgt de
#krijgsmacht ogen in de ruimte: van belang voor het uitvoeren van
militaire operaties.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/06/24/nederlandse-krijgsmacht-lanceert-eerste-operationele-satelliet
***
Lichen
Ullmann @Vredesactie & Samuel Legros @CNAPD stellen dat “de
groeiende stijging van militaire uitgaven ten koste gaat van middelen
die nodig zijn om écht de veiligheid van mens & planeet te
verzekeren.’
Ze zien de groeinde uitgaven als 'n Trump tax. https://www.demorgen.be/meningen/laat-het-duidelijk-zijn-deze-wapenwedloop-is-een-bijkomende-trump-taks~bf4f8608/
***
Activists
cause million-euro damage at #Belgian military firm #OIP (an
Israeli-owned Belgian military and space company,
https://www.oip.be/oip-sensor-systems/) and #Seyensqo...protesting
#arms sales to #Israel.
https://news.faharas.net/342274/activisten-richten-voor-miljoen-euro/
Activists block Belgian arms-linked firms over ‘complicity’
in Israeli genocide in Gaza.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250623-activists-block-belgian-arms-linked-firms-over-complicity-in-israeli-genocide-in-gaza/
***
Escalatie in
Midden-Oosten werpt schaduw over Navo-top. Het principeakkoord over
ongekend hoge defensie-uitgaven van 5% is al broos en verliest nog
meer glans door dreigende escalatie van het conflict rond
Iran. https://fd.nl/politiek/1559605/escalatie-in-midden-oosten-werpt-schaduw-over-navo-top
***
Dutch
Parliament Raises Alarm Over Rising Gun Violence and Youth
Involvement in Curaçao.
https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/dutch-parliament-raises-alarm-over-rising-gun-violence-and-youth-involvement-in-curacao/
***
Still the European
politicians (& their friend in society, incl. large chunks of the
press) sell the beefing up of military budgets as a policy to
strengthen Europe.⬇️
The EU wants military independence, but
it is buying thousands of US weapons each year.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/jun/24/visual-guide-can-europe-really-defend-itself-alone
June 23
***
Calls are
everywhere
Hundreds rallied in Belgrade, on Sunday, to oppose Serbian arms exports to Israel. Slogans and banners said:
- Halt weapons for genocide
- Israel kills kids, the US shields the
perpetrators
- Liberate Palestine
https://www.newsflare.com/video/757774/serbia-belgrade-protesters-condemn-serbias-arms-exports-to-israel
And after this Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated that #Serbia stated that he was #halting #arms exports to #Israel, a decision that he made following a meeting of the extended staff of the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces. https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1919659
***
Als
militarisering de drijvende kracht achter herindustrialisering wordt,
leidt dat ofwel tot oorlog ofwel tot crisis en in beide gevallen tot
industriële achteruitgang.
https://jacobin.nl/waarom-de-militarisering-van-de-europese-economie-onze-industrie-niet-zal-redden/
Neoliberal magazine The Economist is off another
position:
A defence splurge will slow Europe’s
deindustrialisation
But probably not reverse it
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/06/26/a-defence-splurge-will-slow-europes-deindustrialisation
***
‘Trump Is a
Terrorist’ — Thousands of Leftists Protest Iran Strikes Ahead of
Hague NATO Summit, Breitbart reports.
The rightwing, misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist publication gave Wilders the last word. https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/06/22/trump-is-a-terrorist-thousands-of-leftists-protest-iran-strikes-ahead-of-hague-nato-summit/
***
#Spotify
CEO Daniel Ek has partially funded a new €600m investment into #AI
#military
company Helsing. German based, #Helsing
develops AI tools for military use, and Ek's investment firm,
#PrimaMateria,
has been lead investor in the latest funding round.
https://djmag.com/news/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-eu600-million-investment-ai-military-defence-company
It was not his
first step on this track. https://ra.co/news/76439
***
The arms trade is a
multi-billion-dollar industry that profits regardless of whether
peace or conflict prevails. It converts political disputes into
profitable transactions and makes violence a permanent fixture in
international politics. Arms dealers do not create wars, but their
products enable disputes to become wars and undermine diplomatic
solutions.
Despite growing reports of alleged violations, major suppliers —incl. US, Canada, Germany, Italy, UK, Netherlands— have kept sending arms & military aid to Israel.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/Arms-trade-Middle-East-war-splits-Trump-base/172-312251
***
The
legacy of Heckler & Koch firearms continues to be seen on both
sides of the civil war in Myanmar. The military still relies on its
domestically produced G3 (BA64) and HK33 (MA11) rifles. These are
used to arm the collaborationist militias, which have participated in
counterinsurgency campaigns.
The enduring presence of
Heckler & Koch firearms in Myanmar’s protracted civil war
highlights a troubling aspect of the global arms trade and the legacy
of the global Cold War.
What began as a post-war German
effort to re-establish its industrial capacity and credibility has
culminated in a decades-long entanglement with one of Asia’s
longest-running conflicts. The “German Connection” has left an
undeniable and tragic imprint on Myanmar’s story.
This lengthy
investigation of the role of one of the wellknown names of European
(German) military industry is a must read digest for those who
naively consider the current militarisation of European society a
welcome improvement to society & security.
https://thediplomat.com/2025/06/the-german-connection-in-myanmars-civil-wars/
June 22
***
#KPN &
#Thales gaan gezamenlijk aan de slag met 'n soevereine #MoD #cloud.
In aanwezigheid van staatssecretaris Tuinman legden beide partijen
dit vast in een overeenkomst. Dat gebeurde op de 55e editie van de
internationale #ParisAirShow2025.
https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/06/18/data-krijgsmacht-straks-veilig-in-soevereine-cloud
***
Politico
leaked a legal opinion. It includes:
EU Members must exercise special
caution and re-assess any licences to export arms to Israel, due to
the risk that these arms would be used in the commission of serious
violations of IHL as identified in the 2024 Advisory
Opinion.
https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/18/2.-Hernandez-Wessel_Expert-Legal-Opinion-on-ICJ-AO-19-July-2024-and-the-EU_advance-181.clean_.pdf
***
The inventive
human being:
Chinese military robotics lab creates
mosquito-sized microdrone for covert operations
State broadcaster CCTV showcases defence university’s miniature bionic robots suited to reconnaissance and battlefield missions.
Sad.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3315206/chinese-military-robotics-lab-creates-mosquito-sized-microdrone-covert-operations
***
#Airbus
#verkoopt aandelen om mensenrechtenschendingen in #Myanmar - Follow
the Money.
https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/airbus-verkocht-aandelen-om-mensenrechtenschending-myanmar
***
„Bij een crisis
moet militaire mobiliteit prioriteit krijgen op het spoor.
Personenvervoer moet wijken, en dat heeft impact: mensen kunnen niet
naar werk, naar familie of vrienden.’’
Voor wie ze niet kent, lees de documetnen nog eens door over civiele verdediging die Onkruit uitgaf, zoals Bunkerbuit (vol officiële & als geheim bedoelde documenten). https://www.boekwinkeltjes.nl/b/188790681/Bunker-in-bunkerbuit-De-plannen/)
Mij trof destijds dat migranten met 'n afkomst uit de Maghreb in crisistijd moesten worden gestopt bij het vluchten naar de landen van hun voorouders. https://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/leger-wil-bij-crisis-voorrang-op-spoor-personenvervoer-moet-wijken-en-dat-heeft-impact/72740205.html
***
Retweet with
comment @socialistworker: ‘Don’t
buy Labour lies about arms spending and jobs’: Andrew Feinstein
Author and campaigner @andrewfeinstein spoke to Socialist Worker
about why taking on the arms industry is vital
https://socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-2023/dont-buy-labour-lies-about-arms-spending-and-jobs-andrew-feinstein/
And for that
case do not buy them in European Union nations also. They are
embarking on a mega militarisation of the economy and the expense of
the climate plans, social expenditures and care. And the winner is
the (USA) arms industry.
***
The most
peculiar things are done to strengthen the 'European' military
industry. Raytheon's production lines overheat as Europe lines up for
1000 Patriot missiles.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/20/raytheons-production-lines-overheat-as-europe-lines-up-for-1000-patriot-missiles-and-ukraine-pleads-for-speed/
European missile maker MBDA https://mbda-systems.com/products (De Lairessestraat 145 E, Amsterdam)
€1100 Billion by 2032 on the European military market: US military industry are adapting to avoid missing out . https://meta-defense.fr/en/2025/06/20/industriels-americains-de-defense-europ/
***
Wat doet het met je economie als je zoveel meer gaat uitgeven aan defensie? Daar gaan we eens induiken. https://fd.nl/economie/1559405/de-plussen-en-minnen-van-een-oorlogseconomie
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stipt vooral punten aan, en zet wat uitroep- en vraagtekens bij de 5%
BBP en veeal nogal uit de losse pols.
In Europa regent het
straks miljarden voor militairen en bewapening. Het is maar de vraag
of de Nederlandse industrie bij machte is om dat geld direct in te
zetten.
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1559400/miljarden-voor-herbewapening-kan-de-nederlandse-industrie-dat-wel-bijbenen
(Hoe je in dit tijdsgewricht het woord 'defensie' consequent kan
blijven gebruiken?!)
June 19
***
Chapter to
the GIJN Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes to assist
journalists looking into arms sales which may've crossed the line
into complicity with or fueling national & international crimes
in conflict or other systemic human rights abuses.
https://gijn.org/resource/guide-to-investigating-war-crimes-arms-trade/
***
The EFA Group
(EP #Greens) is urging EU & Member States to:
Trigger Art 2 and suspend the
#EU-#srael Association Agreement;
Support an international arms embargo
on Israel;
Call for an immediate and permanent
ceasefire and full humanitarian access to Gaza.
https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/press/eu-must-suspend-the-association-agreement-with-israel-over-the-war-in-gaza
***
The #Israeli
military (it is NOT 'defence') companies, which have been blocked
from displaying their offensive wares, petitioned the #court, but it
ruled that it has no authority to intervene in a #French government
decision.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-18/ty-article/.premium/french-court-rejects-israeli-appeal-over-arms-display-ban-at-paris-air-show/00000197-824d-d0dc-a99f-db4d12a80000
#ParisAirShow
***
EU producers
of Eurofighter adapt fighter to future.
https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/eurofighter-eyes-midlife-upgrade-better-integrate-future-systems
But who needs it with 2 more European fighters coming & less
EFA's in EU forces
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon_procurement
as there are US F-35's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_procurement,
a numbeer still growing?
Ohh it is exportmarkets.
***
This how military
technology spreads to other parts of the world, included the
autocratic countries.
#EDGE signs MoU to localise maintenance
capabilities of #Thales’ Advanced Optronic Systems in the #UAE.
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/THALES-4715/news/Thales-EDGE-Signs-MoU-to-Localise-Maintenance-Capabilities-of-Thales-Advanced-Optronic-Systems-50271562/
***
The
Defence Readiness Omnibus is aimed at establishing a
defence-readiness #mindset
across the #EU.
It lays the groundwork for facilitating up to €800.000.000.000 in
military investments over the next 4 years.
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/.../defence...
No better use for these resources?
June 18
***
#Dutch
#submarines will be armed by a #European-developed cruise missile
after the US-made #Tomahawk originally selected became unavailable,
outgoing State Secretary for Defense Tuinman announced in a June 17
letter to Parliament.
https://nltimes.nl/2025/06/17/dutch-submarines-get-european-tomahawk-alternative-military-buying-israeli-missiles
https://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=2025D28166
***
Is de
militaire koopkracht van een roebel groter dan van een dollar of 'n
euro?
Het SIPRI maakt op zijn website korte metten met dit argument: 'Koopkrachtpariteiten zijn van beperkte relevantie voor de omrekening van gegevens over militaire uitgaven naar dollars. Koopkrachtpariteiten zijn bedoeld om de koopkracht weer te geven voor goederen en diensten die representatief zijn voor de bestedingspatronen in een bepaald land, dat wil zeggen vnl. voor civiele goederen en diensten.'
https://vredessite.nl/nieuws/statistiek_2453.html
https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex/frequently-asked-questions#PPP
***
#Dutch
nature under threat by growing focus on military.
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/environmental-rules-in-the-netherlands-hamper-army-operations-media/
Safe our security, #environment & biodiversity! Not by sponsoring arms companies and flexing muscles.
And by the way the military is a major contributor to climate change. https://centredelas.org/publicacions/climatecrossfire
June 17
***
#Nederlandse maritieme industrie doet volop mee aan de bouw van 4 onderzeeboten voor de marine via de verplichte industriële #samenwerkingsovereenkomst (ICA).
***
In a rare
public rebuke, organizers of the #ParisAirShow have shut down the
exhibition booths of 4 major #Israeli military firms after the
companies allegedly refused to comply with requests to remove bombs
and other offensive weapons from their displays.
https://minutemirror.com.pk/paris-airshow-closes-israeli-arms-booths-over-display-of-offensive-weapons-403127/
Israeli Stands Censored From View At Paris Air Show AW&ST
reports.
Israeli companies IAI and Rafael are up in arms at the Paris Air Show after French limits were placed on what they could exhibit. https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/israeli-stands-censored-view-paris-air-show #Rafael #Elbit #IAI #Uvision
***
Nederlandse
schrijvers zijn zich lam geschrokken nu blijkt dat uitgeverijen
indirect de oorlog in Gaza ondersteunen. Uitgeverijen, zoals Atlas
Contact, Ambo Anthos & Luitingh-Sijthoff, vallen allemaal onder
VBK, het grootste uitgeversconcern van Nederland.
https://www.trouw.nl/cultuur-media/schrijvers-eisen-dat-uitgevers-afstand-nemen-van-pro-israelische-investeerder~b4131ebb/
VBK blijkt vorig
jaar te zijn gekocht door KKR, een Amerikaanse durfinvesteerder die
betrokken is bij wapenhandel met Israël.
***
Why Japan
seems to be doubling down on arms exports? Japan Defence Minister Gen
Nakatani told Nikkei that he was eager to take the lead in promoting
exports of his country’s military equipment, along with PM Shigeru
Ishiba.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/pacifist-japan-seems-to-be-doubling-down-on-arms-exports.html
***
Het staat er zo
terloops, maar je zou de klappen er maar van gaan ondervinden....
"Waar gaat die €19 mrd per jaar vandaan komen? Zonder pijnlijke ingrepen in de sociale zekerheid of de zorg, in combinatie met lastenverhogingen, zal dat niet lukken." https://fd.nl/economie/1559086/defensie-ambities-dwingen-partijen-keuzes-te-maken #NAVO
June 16
***
Guest Blog
Stop Wapenhandel (Vesna and Poule, Vredesburo Eindhoven): Technical
#University #Eindhoven starts new research projects with #Israeli
partners. #TUE
https://stopwapenhandel.org/tu-eindhoven-starts-new-research-projects-with-israeli-partners/
***
Ruttie Rusland
produceert veel meer dan de NAVO?
“Waarom gloednieuwe pantser voertuigen naar 't buitenland terwijl onze troepen zich tevreden moeten stellen met pickups & metalen platen op civiele vrachtwagens lassen?” Russische militaire blogger.
https://www.msn.com/nl-nl/nieuws/Buitenland/militaire-parade-in-libi%C3%AB-onthult-massale-levering-van-russische-wapens-en-veroorzaakt-kritiek-in-rusland/ar-AA1FNXfc
***
Key
findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2025 are that a dangerous new #nuclear
#arms #race is emerging at a time when arms control regimes are
severely weakened.
https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2025/nuclear-risks-grow-new-arms-race-looms-new-sipri-yearbook-out-now
June
15
***
Retweet with comment
@TheNatlInterest: Rostec claims it can boost
arms production, but experts say it’s psychological warfare, not
industrial
strength.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/the-kremlin-promises-more-tanks-and-aircraft-to-the-front-lines
“By projecting an illusion of inexhaustible supply, Moscow
hopes to undermine Western political will, its most vulnerable flank
in a long war,” Tsukerman warned.
This may be classic hybrid warfare: narrative as artillery, ambiguity as armor.
June 14
***
#FCAS, the
future 6th-gen. fighter, jointly developed by #France, #Germany &
#Spain, is slowly going down the same path as the #Eurofighter,
because Paris now has 3 demands from its partners: 1) nuclear role,
2) carrier capability, 3) bigger voting power.
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/three_nails_into_fcas_fighter_program_paris_calls_for_frank_talk_with_partners-14845.html
***
Fors hogere
#Navo-norm vergt ‘pijnlijke ingrepen in #zorg en #sociale
zekerheid’
In aanloop naar de Haagse Navo-top groeit de steun voor fors hogere defensie-uitgaven. Maar kunnen Europese staten zich dat veroorloven en wat betekent het voor de economie?
https://fd.nl/economie/1558623/fors-hogere-navo-norm-vergt-pijnlijke-ingrepen-in-zorg-en-sociale-zekerheid
***
Despite
repeated requests from Kyiv, #Germany will not send #Taurus missiles.
Pistorius stated clearly that Berlin is not considering this. The
Taurus missile, with a range of over 500 km, would allow #Ukraine to
strike deep into #Russian
territory.https://menafn.com/1109669543/Germany-Increases-Ukraine-Military-Aid-Holds-Back-On-Taurus-Missiles
June 13
Retweet @Defensie: Bouwbedrijf Heijmans en Defensie slaan de handen ineen . Medewerkers kunnen voortaan reservist worden. Deze kruisbestuiving versterkt beide organisaties en versterkt tevens de veiligheid van Nederland. Lees hier meer: https://defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/06/13/heijmans-en-defensie-versterken-inzet-reservisten
***
Interesting
investigation where ENAAT is quoted:
"A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries #IAI is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro #drone development programme co-funded by European governments."
***
News from the
Brussels' Bubble
(Essential reading; full of links and
info)
EU funding for the arms industry
Other aspects on EU militarisation
EU Peace Facility & related news
And much more.
https://enaat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ENAAT-NBB-2025-3_09.06.2025.pdf
***
Erik Stijnman, onderzoeker bij instituut Clingendael
Gerard Zondervan, wapenfabrikant
Mark Akkerman, onderzoeker bij
stichting Stop Wapenhandel
https://www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/dit-is-de-dag/01975ad1-c18e-73bc-ab61-f0fb3388dc9c/2025-06-10-een-eigen-munitiefabriek-slimme-zet-of-gevaarlijke-ontwikkeling
https://dit.eo.nl/artikel/moet-nederland-zelf-ook-bommen-en-kogels-maken-munitiefabriek
***
A Chinese man
pleaded guilty to #US federal criminal charges for illegally
exporting firearms, ammo & other military items to #NorthKorea by
#smuggling them inside containers at the port of Long Beach,
California. N. Korean officials wired him +/- $2 mln.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-pleads-guilty-acting-direction-north-korea-export-firearms-ammo-and
***
#China is
working on a #AI-powered targeting system for high-speed #torpedoes.
Tests suggest the system, developed by the #PLA Navy and China State
Shipbuilding Corporation #CSSC, can distinguish real targets from
decoys with an average accuracy of 92.2%.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3312861/china-working-ultra-fast-torpedo-powered-ai-submarine-warfare
***
The ongoing
exchange: #petrodollars for US military products. The US State
Department has approved a potential $325 million sale to #Kuwait for
sustainment support and related equipment for the M1A2 Abrams main
battle #tank #MBT systems.
https://www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/Major-Arms-Sales/Article-Display/Article/4206289/kuwait-m1a2-abrams-main-battle-tank-system-sustainment-support
***
1e #Airbus
A400M militaire transportvliegtuig voor de Indonesische luchtmacht is
bij bij Airbus Defence (#Spanje). #Indonesië tekende in december
2022 een contract voor 2 A400Ms met een optie op nog 4. Het moet eind
2025 worden geleverd, het 2e begin 2026.
https://www.pilootenvliegtuig.nl/militair/eerste-indonesische-airbus-a400m-atlas-bekent-kleur-video/
***
Faced with
revelations about the export of #French military components to
#Israel after Oct. 7, a coalition of associations is calling for the
immediate suspension of #arms licenses. 3 Separate appeals have been
lodged with the Paris Administrative #Court.
https://frenchdailynews.com/politics/government/11783-arms-deliveries-to-israel-eleven-ngos-take-the-french-government-to-court
***
To make the
world a safer place?
#Swiss arms exports eased.
The Swiss Senate decided to give prior
authorisation to applications from 25 Western countries. The Senate
also wants to allow these countries to re-export Swiss equipment
without authorisation.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/swiss-senate-wants-to-make-arms-exports-and-re-exports-easier/89497243
***
Geen schip,
dan ook geen geld: scheepsbouwer #Damen in het nauw door vertraging
#Duitse #fregatten. Bouw 6 F126-fregatten die Damen aan Duitsland
moet leveren, loopt ernstige vertraging op. Dat brengt de
scheepsbouwer in acute #financiële #problemen.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/06/10/geen-schip-dan-ook-geen-geld-scheepsbouwer-damen-in-het-nauw-door-vertraging-duitse-fregatten-a4896404
#Damen
Marine Components has received the order to design, engineer and
produce eight rudders for the four anti-submarine warfare frigates
that Damen Naval is building for the #Belgian
and #Dutch
navies.
https://www.navaltoday.com/2025/06/13/damen-marine-components-to-provide-rudders-for-dutch-and-belgian-asw-frigates/
***
#Swedish
warplane maker #Saab and Germany-based #Helsing sent a Gripen-E
combat #jet aloft in late May powered by an artificial-intelligence
#AI agent that took control of long-range flight maneuvers from the
human pilot.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/06/11/saab-helsing-let-gripen-fighter-fly-with-ai-in-charge/
***
#Turkey and
#Indonesia signed a MoU for the sale of 48 units of the future
5th-generation KAAN fighter #aircraft during the #IndoDefence2025
arms fair held in Indonesia.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/06/12/first-kaan-export-prospect-turkey-to-deliver-48-jets-to-indonesia/
***
#Israeli arms
industrsy in #Paris Air Show arms fair? Yes or No?
“for now everything is business as usual. We have not received any notification on the subject,” said Yoav Turgeman, CEO of Israeli military company #Rafael.
***
#US Senate
permits arms sales to #Qatar, #UAE amidst controversy over jet gifted
to Trump.
Democrats introduced resolutions to block the sales, saying they were compromised by Trump’s recent deals with Gulf states.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/senate-permits-arms-sales-qatar-uae-amidst-controversy
***
Hear, hear...
In just 5 years, #Russia’s global arms exports have collapsed by over 53%. Its market share has shrunk from 21% to 11%.
Meanwhile, #France’s #arms exports have surged by 47%, catapulting the country into the №2 spot globally.
***
#Finland’s
military exports reach record high in 2024. In 2024, the MoD granted
432 licences for permanent exports & transfers to 52 countries.
The total value reached €1.4bn, more than doubling the €667mln
reported in 2023. The highest figure on record.
https://defence-industry.eu/finlands-defence-materiel-exports-reach-record-high-in-2024-ministry-reports/
***
Juridical
quagmire around deployment of National Guard to quell political
unrest in California.
Appeals court (with 2 Trump appointed judges& 1 by Biden) temporarily blocks federal judge’s order directing Trump to return control of N. Guard to California.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/12/us-news/federal-judge-questions-constitutionality-of-trump-sending-national-guard-to-contain-la-riots/
***
Militarisering
civiele economie:
Defensie wil civiele bedrijven inzetten voor vervoer naar oorlogsgebied & logistiek rond bescherming van strategisch belangrijke infrastructuur in Nederland en voor het aftanken van VS-voertuigen die hier binnen komen. https://fd.nl/economie/1558471/munitievervoer-naar-strijd-in-oost-europa-gebeurt-straks-grotendeels-met-burgerchauffeurs
June 10
***
WTF To help the
European military industry to become bigger and stronger, Europe has
to buy its fighter aircraft not in Europe but in Texas and that in
large quantities.
The poodle of WASP Trump has spoken. https://tvpworld.com/87186214/nato-chief-says-europe-needs-700-f-35-fighters-to-oppose-russia #Rutte
***
#Australia
produced parts of #Lockheed's F-35s that are used by Israel to bomb.
#Maersk is a shipping company that has transported these parts across
the world to be assembled and sent to Israel. It is up to us to
protest the lethal #F35 arms trade.
https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/protest-against-maersk-and-f-35-supply-chain
***
Spain’s
parliament rejects proposal to ban Israeli firms from defense fairs.
Last week, Spain’s Defense Ministry suspended a 2023 contract with an Israeli company to produce Spike LR2 anti-tank missile systems.
June 9
***
#NATO’s
Defence and Security Cooperation Directorate met the leadership of
#Azerbaijan’s National Defence University & its affiliated
military education institutions in Baku 29/30 May). They evaluated
ongoing NATO reform efforts.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_236139.htm
#Armenia #EthnicCleansing
***
The #Dutch
#navy acquired the HNLMS Den Helder combat support #ship. The design
of the vessel is based on 5.0000 tons of #steel supplied by the
Metinvest Group, in particular from the #Ukrainian #Azovstal plant
and the Italian Metinvest Trametal plant.
The #steel from #Mariupol was delivered in 2020-2021, before the invasion by Russia. In total, 4.76 thousand tons came from Azovstal, 240 tons from Italy. The ship was constructed at the Romanian shipyard #Damen Galati, which is part Damen. https://gmk.center/en/news/the-dutch-fleet-is-replenished-with-the-den-helder-ship-made-of-metinvest-steel/
***
#Militarism
Trump orders National Guard #troops
to LA to #quell #immigration #protests. Move came over the objections
of Gov. Gavin Newsome, marking the 1st time in decades that a state’s
national guard was activated without a request from its governor.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/06/08/trump-orders-national-guard-troops-to-la-to-quell-immigration-protests
President Trump zet
het leger in Los Angeles in na gewelddadige protesten tegen acties
van de federale vreemdelingenpolitie. De Democratische gouverneur van
Californië spreekt van een doelbewuste escalatie door het Witte
Huis.
***
Nice neighbour
June 5, the US Supreme Court dismissed #Mexico’s lawsuit against gun comapnies, saying that a US law (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act) shields them from liability for crimes committed with their arms and thus from Mexico’s claims.
https://aztecreports.com/mexico-reacts-to-u-s-supreme-court-rejection-of-its-lawsuit-against-gun-companies/4520/
***
Turkey
will supply Somalia’s navy with T129 Atak helicopters as part of a
defence agreement signed earlier this year, according to sources
familiar with the deal.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/turkey-to-supply-african-country-with-combat-helicopters/ar-AA1GdNW7
***
Warfare
addicted Israeli army launches strikes on Beirut’s southern
suburbs. It does so almost on a daily bases.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250606-israeli-army-launches-strikes-on-beiruts-southern-suburbs/
***
Geef
Tegengas legde zich niet bij de zaken neer en nu gaat Rotterdam
onderzoeken welke rol de haven van de stad speelt bij het
oorlogsgeweld in Gaza. Een motie die oproept tot het onderzoek is
donderdagavond aangenomen in de gemeenteraad.
https://fd.nl/politiek/1558167/rotterdam-gaat-onderzoek-doen-naar-rol-haven-bij-vervoer-wapens-naar-israel
In
de Tweede Kamer heeft @sarahdobbe (@SPnl) een serie vragen gesteld
over #doorvoer van wapenonderdelen naar Israël via de Rotterdamse
#haven. Nog niet online:
https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken?cfg=tksearch&fld_tk_categorie=Kamerstukken&qry=%2A&srt=date%3Adesc%3Adate&sta=1
June 6
***
US #DoD lacks
a robust #fraud risk management program, and its leadership hasn't
shown a strong commitment to this issue #GAO noticed.
As a result, we recently expanded DOD's financial management area on our High Risk List to include fraud risk management.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-108500
***
Haaretz
notes: Europe Discusses Boycotting Israel – While Rushing to Buy
More Israeli Weapons.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-05/ty-article-magazine/.premium/europe-discusses-boycotting-israel-while-rushing-to-buy-more-israeli-weapons/00000197-3f88-de48-a1f7-ff9e44a70000
***
Double whammy
Our biggest and trusted partner, the US, is Eroding of What’s Left of Congressional #Arms Transfer Oversight.
E.g. for the #Netherlands the #USA is a major destination of military equipment and components, also uncontrolled. https://www.stimson.org/2025/eroding-whats-left-of-congressional-arms-transfer-oversight/
***
Als we in
Europa veiligheid willen, moeten we nadenken over wat veiligheid is,
en voor wie die veiligheid moet zijn. Een enorm bewapend Europa maakt
de wereld niet veiliger. Dat levert alleen maar heel veel winst op
voor de wapenindustrie.
https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/een-wapenwedloop-is-geen-veiligheid
***
De Europese
wapenindustrie groeit uit tot een politieke speler van formaat.
Quitterie de Labbey, doctoraatsonderzoeker aan de Brusselse ULB,
belicht hoe wapenbedrijven invloed uitoefenen op het
EU-defensiebeleid – en welke risico’s dat met zich meebrengt.
https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikel/2025/06/04/wie-profiteert-van-de-angst-de-wapenindustrie-en-haar-lobbypraktijken/
***
‘Oorlog is
het falen van diplomatie. Voorkomen van oorlog is óók een manier
van verdedigen. Daarvoor is een breed blikveld nodig.’
Een ambassade in Libïe is belangrijker
dan munitieopslag in Staphorst
https://www.ad.nl/commentaar/vergeet-de-diplomatie-niet-als-we-miljarden-extra-uittrekken-voor-defensie~a281f2eb/
June 5
***
In
Fos-sur-Mer the vessel Contship Era
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9507702 is loading
pieces for canon barrels (tubes de canons) en route to Israel.
https://disclose.ngo/fr/article/fos-sur-mer-des-tubes-de-canons-doivent-aussi-etre-expedies-vers-israel
via
https://x.com/ElluinA/status/1930609288516358284
French Dockworkers Block Military Shipment to Israel Over
'Ongoing Genocide' in Gaza.
Cargo destined for the Israeli port of
Haifa is said to consist of machine gun parts manufactured by a
company in the southern city of Marseille.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-05/ty-article/french-dockworkers-block-military-shipment-to-israel-over-ongoing-genocide-in-gaza/00000197-4025-da41-a9f7-7da5f4920000
***
#Saudi Arabia
in talks to buy as many as 200 MQ-9 Reaper #drones, General Atomics
#GA says. With or without Dutch components produced at #GKN/#Fokker?
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/saudi-arabia-in-talks-to-buy-as-many-as-200-mq-9-drones-general-atomics-says/
***
3
#Nederlandse #zakenmannen helpen #Israëlische wapenbedrijven via hun
bedrijf in India. Ze leveren belangrijke elektronische onderdelen die
nodig zijn voor militaire vliegtuigen, drones en tanks. Dit blijkt
uit onderzoek van @SOMO.
https://www.somo.nl/short-circuiting-international-law/
***
#Tawazun
Council & #Thales will cooperate to produce locally military
surveillance radars. This agreement supports the #UAE’s plan to
boost local manufacturing & develop national military
capabilities [for the authoritarian Kingdom]
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/defence-and-security/press_release/tawazun-council-and-thales-sign-agreement-establish
Profit over democracy?
***
#Rwanda is
calmly preparing the upcoming #Cycle World Championships. No outrage.
No op-eds. No protests. And yet Rwanda is directly involved in one of
the deadliest and most underreported wars in the world: the ongoing
conflict in Eastern #Congo. #M23
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/outrage-over-israels-song-silence-over-rwandas-war/
***
Al Seer Marine has won an agreement valued AED47.6 million (€11,35m) to deliver high-speed interceptor vessels to Albwardy #Damen.
The units will be integrated into offshore patrol vessels and part of the “Make it in the #Emirates” industrialisation plan. https://www.wam.ae/en/article/bjrpwfw-seer-marine-awarded-aed476-million-contract
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#NATO
#corruption probe 'reminder' of just one of the manu military
industry and acquisitions boom #risks.
https://www.francenetworktimes.com/news/nato-corruption-probe-reminder-of-defence-boom-risks202505200912030017/
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War is business for
cynics:
The #Myanmar junta’s deadly #airstrikes targeting resistance-held civilian areas rely on aviation #fuel from #ASEAN-based firms, Justice For Myanmar #JFM said.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/JFM-May-2625-feat.jpg
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The
#Netherlands has emerged as the second-largest arms supplier to
#Pakistan after #China, with Turkey and Azerbaijan also aiding
Pakistan’s military buildup. The Netherlands risks facing
#diplomatic #consequences similar from #India, source states.
https://inshorts.com/en/news/pakistan-s-2nd-largest-arms-supplier-is-netherlands-1748255971349
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Column over
hoe het handelswapen en de wapenhandel samen optrekken en Europa zal
kiezen zijn eigen IT-tech indutrie te versrterken om de
afhankelijkheid van VS bedrijven te verminderen. De VS heeft de weg
daartoe al voorgedaan.
https://fd.nl/financiele-markten/1557180/het-handelswapen-en-de-wapenhandel
However: The inroads for the US military business into Europe
is foreseen. The Readiness 2030 plan offers major opportunities for
US industry. Europe has never seen a collective investment of this
magnitude and Unlce Sam will ensure he joins the party.
https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2025/05/20/europes-defense-investments-signal-big-wins-for-american-industry/
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What #Europe
can gain from #Ukrainian #arms exports? European armies would greatly
benefit from access to Ukrainian domestic arms production, allowing
them to train soldiers in drone warfare and integrate #drone units in
command structures, at low #cost.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-war-ukraine-arms-exports-defense-industry-cooperation/
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#Israeli
military companies have begun questioning their government about a
#chill in relations with the #Philippines, as officials in Manila
appear to be turning away from a longtime supplier of military
equipment.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2025/05/27/israeli-defense-firms-lament-a-chill-from-erstwhile-client-philippines/
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#Demissionair
of niet, #Nederland heeft een nieuw militair steunpakket voor
#Oekraïne aangekondigd met een totale waarde van zo’n €400mljn.
Het gaat om 100+ snelle patrouilleboten en vaartuigen voor #speciale
ops. Minister?? Brekelmans maakte dat bekend.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/06/04/nederland-versterkt-oekraiense-marine-met-vaartuigen-en-drones
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Israeli gross
human rights violator #Elbit supplies #NATO countries. It has secured
a series of naval defence contracts worth +/- $330m from customers,
including NATO members.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/elbit-wins-330m-in-naval-defence-contracts-across-nato/
Aimed to defend what?
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Alphabet-owned
#Google, like several other US-based tech firms, has come under
intense criticism for its #AI-military military contracts with
#Israel.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/06/03/palestine-protests-ai-conference-eric-schmidt/
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Battle proven sales
srael's 'defence' ministry said Wednesday that its arms exports hit an all-time high of more than $14.7 billion in 2024. “Operational achievements” in the Gaza war had driven the demand, the ministry declared. https://www.macaubusiness.com/israel-arms-exports-hit-all-time-high-in-2024-ministry/
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Arrestaties
bij demonstratie tegen #Maersk schip met #F35-#onderdelen voor
#Israël. De actievoerders uitten hun zorgen over de rol van
Nederland in de internationale wapenhandel. @Geef_Tegengas
https://www.flashphoto.nl/nieuws/15592/arrestaties-bij-demonstratie-tegen-maersk-schip-met-f-35-onderdelen-voor-isral-coolsingel-rotterdam.html
De wollige verklaring van #Maersk in de pers. Wij vervoeren
onderdelen die worden in elkaar gezet met een bestremming bij ons
onbekend. Pas na assemblage gaat het volgens de woordvoerder om
wapens.
Heeft zo iemand zich wel verdiept in #wapenexportregels? https://www.pzc.nl/rotterdam/maersk-reageert-voor-het-eerst-op-demonstraties-in-rotterdam-om-vervoer-f-35-onderdelen-misleidende-claims~ab21f3db/
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73% of
Germans want tighter controls on arms exports to Israel, including
30% who favour a total ban, a poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting
growing public unease over the government's Israel policy.
https://www.forth.news/threads/CPoWWLDMk2UP1PtrEWMXw
But Berlin sticks to its despicable
position.
#Germany
says will continue arms deliveries to #Israel
even as public wants stricter control.
https://firstpost.com/world/germany-says-will-continue-arms-deliveries-to-israel-even-as-public-wants-stricter-control-13894497.html
Ethic cleansing, genocide, no problem?
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#Indonesia
is evaluating the acquisition of #Chinese J-10 fighters, while
simultaneously considering finalizing a deal for #US F-15EX jets.
Jakarta is also weighing a preliminary defense pact with #France,
which may lead to further orders of Rafale jets.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indonesia-weighing-purchase-of-chinas-j-10-fighter-jets/articleshow/121623226.cms
June 3
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#Spain
Reportedly Freezes Billion-shekel #Arms Deal With #Israeli Defense
Firm #Rafael.
https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2025-06-03/ty-article/.premium/spain-freezes-billion-shekel-arms-deal-with-israeli-defense-firm-rafael-el-pais-reports/00000197-359c-dd58-add7-35dffeb50000
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A scheme to
boost defence tech research at a #university in #Flensburg, in the
north of #Germany, has been rejected by students & staff, but a
push remains in some quarters to make university support for military
research obligatory throughout the country.
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20250602191719430
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Germany has a
history of a badly developed moral compass to understate its history.
Does it doubt in 2025 if ethic cleansing is a human rights violation?
It has approved exports of arms to Israel worth almost €500m since the beginning of the war in Gaza. https://www.yahoo.com/news/german-arms-exports-israel-since-125721116.html
