Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek)
August
31
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Thousands
rally in #German city of Frankfurt demanding action to stop #genocide
in Gaza.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250831-thousands-rally-in-german-city-of-frankfurt-demanding-action-to-stop-genocide-in-gaza/
#Spain announced on Saturday that it
had submitted an action plan to the European Union to stop the war in
the #Gaza Strip.
https://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/international/805457/spain-presents-a-plan-to-the-european-union-to-sto
***
Contracten met de dood
in Oekraïne & Rusland. 1 milj Russische en 400.000 Oekraiense
doden worden genoemd in dit overzichtsartikel over 't hoe & wat
vd werving.
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5525681/hoe-rusland-ondanks-massale-verliezen-toch-nieuwe-troepen-naar
Maar 't eindigt niet met 'n pleidooi
voor vredesinspanningen, maar voor meer Europese wapens.
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Stop
Wapenhandel, HVB & Nieuwe Vredesbeweging organiseren 'n debat
over vrede & veiligheid in Europa. Mmv Henk Overbeek (emeritus
hoogleraar int. betrekkingen), Wendela de Vries & Artsen voor
Vrede.
Datum 28 september
Kargadoor, Utrecht
Zaal open 13u, aanvang 13.30u sluiting 17u.
https://boeddhistischdagblad.nl/nieuws/952743-debat-over-vrede-en-veiligheid-in-europa/
August 30
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#Ukraine and
#Denmark forge military production partnership to boost production of
#kamikaze and other #drones, howitzers etc.
https://www.smgconferences.com/editors-corner/6100-news--ukraine-and-denmark-forge-defense-partnership-to-boost-production-of-loitering-munitions-bohdana-howitzers-and-drones
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Nederland spekt een
oorlogsindustrie die de vernietiging van Gaza mede mogelijk maakt.
Dat is onacceptabel, schrijven Thomas van Gool en Frank Slijper.
https://www.trouw.nl/opinie/opinie-israelische-wapens-die-in-gaza-getest-werden-die-mogen-we-niet-kopen~b02318ba5
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The #US
amended the ITAR to classify large #UUVs as defence articles.
This change will extend export controls to large UUVs used in #civil
applications, including for the oil and gas industry, subsea
infrastructure operations, and oceanographic #research.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-u-s-export-controls-on-large-uuvs-9148410/
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The
militarisation of #Europe unfolds, driven by the German arms
industry.
#German #Rheinmetall plans to invest more than €1.5bn in new munitions factories in #Romania and #Bulgaria, part of a broader European effort to boost weapon production.
***
-- that stream is
steadily rising more and more --
Even the UK bans Israeli officials from major arms exhibition. UK government says Israel’s decision to escalate war on Gaza ‘wrong’ as Israel decries ‘discrimination’. #DSEI2025
Its a minor beginning.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/29/uk-bans-israeli-officials-from-major-arms-exhibition
While campaigners have welcomed the news, they’ve also
slammed the UK government for its “cowardly” handwringing –
since it was actually the Israeli government that pulled its country
pavilion from the event.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/08/29/dsei-israel
***
MONEY WHAT IS
IT GOOD FOR
Swiss F-35As could cost more than the
anticipated additional CHF 1,2 billion.
https://meta-defense.fr/en/2025/08/29/f-35a-suisses-plus-chers-lot-18-crise/
August
29
***
#Cambodia has urged
#Sweden to halt the planned sale of advanced #Gripen (E/F) fighter
jets to #Thailand, warning that the deal could fuel further regional
tensions and risk endangering civilians along the two countries’
disputed border. https://world.thaipbs.or.th/detail/58697
How surprising:
Sweden Defends Gripen Sale, Citing Compliance With International Rules. https://cambodianess.com/article/sweden-defends-gripen-sale-citing-compliance-with-international-rules
August 28
***
An
#Elbit-Bain Consortium is Nightmare Fuel: the #UK Government Must Not
Award £2bn Contract to These Corporate Horrors.
https://www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-not-award-elbit-a-2-billion-military-deal/
***
Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-25)
A number of tables & graphs on the finances behind NATO. https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2025/8/pdf/250827-def-exp-2025-en.pdf
August 27
***
A coalition
of over 100 grassroots organisations and activist groups will protest
on the first day of the returning Defence and Security Equipment
International #DSEI arms fair.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/08/27/dsei-arms-fair-2025/
***
Is nationalizing
the defense industry such a bad idea?
Removing the profit motive that has allowed private interests to abuse, corrupt, and metastasize the system might be a way forward — if done right.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/nationalization-defense-industry/
***
Genocidal
military does not stop Helsinki buying Israeli products. #Finland’s
Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen has stated that there is no need to
revise the country’s arms trade policy toward #Israel, despite the
continuing conflict in Gaza.
https://defensehere.com/en/finnish-defense-minister-no-change-in-arms-policy-toward-israel/
***
#Israel plans
to acquire two #Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling tankers in a deal worth
about $500 million. The purchase will be financed through US military
aid, pending approval from an Israeli ministerial committee for
defence procurement.
https://www.mod.gov.il/en/press-releases/press-room/israel-mod-to-sign-contract-for-two-additional-boeing-refueling-aircraft-for-the-idf
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Israeli PM
Netanyahu threatened to stop exports of weapons to Germany as a
reaction to Berlin plans to halt exports to Israel of arms which can
be used in Gaza.
https://worldisraelnews.com/israel-threatens-to-halt-arms-sales-to-germany-after-berlin-stops-weapon-exports-to-israel/
Berlin policy https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/08/08/germany-israels-no-2-arms-dealer-halts-exports-over-gaza-concerns/
More on the German imports here > https://verfassungsblog.de/the-other-side-of-trade/
***
US
authorities have secretly placed location-tracking devices in
targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at risk of
illegal diversion to China, according to 2 people with direct
knowledge of the previously unreported law enforcement tactic.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-embeds-trackers-in-ai-chip-shipments-to-catch-diversions-to-china-sources-say
***
European military
production triples since Russia-Ukraine war started.
The European arms industry has been expanding at a record pace — three times the rate since the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, according to the Financial Times. https://thedefensepost.com/2025/08/14/european-defense-production-tripled/
***
The US State
Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale #FMS to
#Nigeria of munitions, including precision bombs and rockets, the US
Defense Security Cooperation Agency #DSCA announced on 13 August
2025.
https://www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/Major-Arms-Sales/Article-Display/Article/4273754/nigeria-munitions-precision-bombs-and-precision-rockets
Despite
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/nigeria/
***
Online
publication Indepen dives into the reports published by @ENAAT and
provides a short overview (in Dutch).
https://indepen.eu/de-centrale-rol-van-nederland-bij-bewapeningsstrategie-navo-en-eu/
***
Is the pot calling
the kettle black (partly)?
Beware of #Japan returning to the wrong path of military expansion.
On arms trade: "In essence, [Japan] has effectively scrapped the 3 Principles on Arms Exports that had been in place for nearly ½ a century."http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/O_251451/16402838.html
***
#ErikPrince,
CEO of #VectusGlobal, confirmed the existence of a 10-year contract
with the Haitian government to restore security & assist with tax
reform. Since March 2025, his firm has deployed fighters, drones &
heli's in gang-controlled areas.
https://haitiantimes.com/2025/08/15/erik-prince-10-year-contract-with-haiti/
#Haiti
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Rules they are for
the other
German military contractor Renk considers continuing Israel exports, bypassing the embargo. Renk CEO, Sagel, told the FT that the company has a “responsibility” to ensure that Israel can “maintain its deterrence capabilities.” https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864194
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#China #arms
#Burkina Faso as Sahel turns away from Western security promises. As
region’s security ties with US, France unravel, China steps in to
fill the void and position itself for greater influence in the Sahel.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3321831/china-arms-burkina-faso-sahel-turns-away-western-security-promises
***
More than 200
former European ambassadors and senior diplomats have angrily rebuked
the EU for failing to take any “substantive measures” to pressure
Israel to end the war in Gaza. They calls for member states to halt
arms exports and introduce sanctions
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2613116/middle-east
***
-- that stream
is steadily rising more and more --
US Democratic National Council b panel blocked a resolution calling for the suspension of military aid to Israel, reflecting growing divisions within the party. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-865412
August 26
***
#Azerbaijan
destroyed armenian drones with Belarusian weapons, leaked report
says. The arms sales to Azerbaijan have heightened tension between
#Armenia and #Belarus, which are supposed to be allies as part of a
military alliance.
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/exclusive-azerbaijan-destroyed-armenian-drones-with-belarusian-weapons-leaked-report-says
***
Police have
made four arrests after a new direct-action group calling itself
“Palestinian martyrs for justice” broke into UK weapons factory
#Moog in Wolverhampton overnight.
- https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/four-arrested-gaza-protesters-weapons-factory-moog-ttcswj9t
- https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/08/26/palestinian-martyrs-for-justice/
***
European
military industrial production in support of Ukraine has overtaken US
output for the first time since Russia’s invasion. According to the
tally by the German Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Europe
allocated at least €35.1 billion in military industrial output to
Ukraine between the start of the war in February 2022 and the end of
June 2025. This is €4.4 billion more than the U.S. committed in the
same period.
https://www.ifw-kiel.de/publications/news/ukraine-support-tracker-europe-now-leading-spender-on-weapons-production-for-ukraine/
***
#Rheinmetall
bereidt plannen voor om voortaan ook systemen voor luchtverdediging
in #Nederland te maken. Als productielocatie hiervoor heeft de Duitse
defensiereus zijn dochteronderneming in #Ede op het oog.
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1566268/defensiebedrijf-rheinmetall-ede-wil-in-nederland-systemen-voor-luchtverdediging-maken
***
The #CAAT UK
#arms exports #browser has been updated to include data up to
March 2025. https://caat.org.uk/data/exports-uk/faq
***
#Bias in Military
Artificial Intelligence #AI and Compliance with International
Humanitarian Law #IHL
https://www.sipri.org/publications/2025/other-publications/bias-military-artificial-intelligence-and-compliance-international-humanitarian-law
#SIPRI
***
#Melkveehouder
Albert Piel vecht uitbreidingsplan #Defensie aan: 'Krankjorum dat dat
in Nederland kan', Hij vecht aan dat Defensie een #voorkeursrecht
heeft gevestigd op zijn bedrijf en omliggende percelen.’
https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/17731656/melkveehouder-albert-piel-vecht-uitbreidingsplan-defensie-aan-krankjorum-dat-dat-in-nederland-kan
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#Nvidia chips
don’t have and shouldn’t be required to have so-called
“#kill_switches” that would allow exported #chips to be remotely
disabled without the user’s consent, the #semiconductor company
said this week.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/nvidia-blasts-proposals-for-chip-backdoors-as-us-considers-kill-switch/
***
The battle
between firms like #Lockheed and emerging military tech firms like
#Palantir for dominance of the defence sector is well underway. The
outcome will have a huge impact on the size and scope of the coming
#Pentagon #budget, wrote @WilliamHartung
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2025/08/07/palantir-as-revenues-rise-controversy-grows/
***
Is this satire? No
its real.
#Meloni pressed #Leonardo, #Fincantieri on #spending #EU defense #cash. Italian PM Giorgia Meloni summoned the CEOs of state-controlled defense firms Leonardo and Fincantieri (on Aurgust 5) to discuss how to spend the cash. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/08/07/meloni-presses-leonardo-fincantieri-on-spending-eu-defense-cash/
***
For who missed it.
The #Dutch government has revoked three previously granted #licenses for the export of #naval components to Israel, citing "risk of unintended end-use" in the Gaza Strip and the worsening humanitarian crisis.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/netherlands-withdraws-three-navy-export-licences-to-israel/
***
***
The Trump
Administration is reportedly negotiating to take a 10% stake
in #Intel Corp., in what would amount to a de facto
nationalization of the storied but struggling #semiconductor firm.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-nationalization-of-intel-a59fb635
#US
***
Human Rights? No
problem.
#US ACG Systems Inc. was awarded a $12,311,202 contract for the Ground to Air Transmit Receive (GATR) system and test equipment for the #Egyptian Air Force. https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4277745/
***
Criteria for
Arms Exports must be tightened after #Swedish Jas #Gripen aircraft
were used in active combat for the first time in the fighter jet’s
history. #Thailand recently struck targets along the #Cambodian
border during a conflict.
https://www.dagensarena.se/opinion/freeze-weapons-sales-thailand-non-democratic-countries/
Cambodia
Development Center has stepped up pressure over a Thai deal to buy
Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, pointing to their use in
July’s conflict.
https://cambodianess.com/article/thailand-sweden-fighter-jets-deal-draws-criticism
#Thailand's procurement of Swedish-made #Gripen fighter jets
will not only strengthen the country's defence capabilities but also
serve as a catalyst for the development of its own defence industry,
Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3093569/gripen-jet-deal-a-boost-for-military
***
How to
strengthen the US military industry in #Europe? Like this:
#Raytheon, #Germany’s #Diehl eye
team-up on European #Stinger coproduction. Diehl looks or a location.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/08/raytheon-germanys-diehl-eye-team-up-on-european-stinger-coproduction/
How to strengthen the US military industry in
Europe? Like this:
#Norway to help
#Germany pay for #Raytheon's #Patriot air-defense missiles for
#Ukraine.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/08/25/norway-to-help-germany-pay-for-patriot-air-defense-systems-for-ukraine/
Hoe maak je de #wapenindustrie van de VS sterker?
#Nederlandse #Mariniers kijken uit naar
komst Kaaiman. Ze worden geleverd door Oshkosh Defense uit de #VS,
producent van militaire voertuigen en technologieën.
https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/06/kaaiman-patrouillevoertuig-voor-amfibische-operaties
How to strengthen the US militarily in #Europe? Like this:
The #Polish Ministry of National Defense has signed a deal with the #US to upgrade its 48 #F16 C/D Block 52+ fighter jets to the F-16V standard. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/08/14/poland-awards-38-billion-f-16-modernization-deal-to-us/
August 25
***
To help
readers better understand Chinese military developments in recent
years, the South China Morning Post is launching the Red Arsenal, a
multimedia databank examining China’s weapons systems today.
https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/news/china/article/3322445/china-weapons/index.html
***
#Saudi
General Authority for Military Industries #GAMI & #Rheinmetall
are in talks for the establishment of a large-scale artillery ammo
production facility in Al Kharj, S. Arabia.
The facility aims to fulfill Saudi needs & target export markets. https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/63784 Paywall
***
When Ian
Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British
company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d
stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secrets.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/07/long-read-british-bribery-britain-arms-deals-saudi-arabia-ian-foxley
***
Spain has
cancelled its F-35 fighter deal, Switzerland could soon follow.
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-f-35-has-a-double-trouble-problem-it-never-saw-coming/
Swiss politicians are calling to cancel purchase F-35 fighter jets from the US in response to tariffs by President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported. https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/switzerland-considers-canceling-9b-f-35-fighter-1754564813.html
***
EP has filed a
lawsuit against the Council of the EU over the adoption of the SAFE
military program worth €150bn without its involvement. This is
already being described as a sign of a split between the Union’s
institutions.
- https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/brussels-clash-eu-parliament-takes-council-1755729578.html
- https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/european-parliament-sues-council-over-e150-billion-defence-loan-scheme/
***
New US Arms Export
Export Control Transparency Act.
For certain types of license requests, the name of the applicant, end user, type of product/technology, value, and other details will be reported to Congress. https://www.troutman.com/insights/export-control-transparency-act-words-of-caution.html
***
Edwin
Ajahuana, a mine owner from high in the #Peruvian Andes, joined other
business owners urging Erik #Prince, the founder and
controversial former leader of #Blackwater, to bring law and
order to the gold-laden mountains of the Puno region.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/blackwater-s-erik-prince-muscles-back-into-the-mercenary-business-touting-trump-allies/ar-AA1KEEFs
***
De beer is los:
ASR-topman wil beter systeem boekenonderzoek bij defensiebedrijven (zelfs kernwapens worden onder de term 'defensie' besproken).
Investeerders debatteren over in welke delen van de wapenindustrie wel en geen geld kan worden gestoken.
***
#Saudi-#Spanish
military cooperation has steadily evolved into a multifaceted
strategic partnership, with a strong focus on naval modernization,
cybersecurity, and industrial localization.
[Behind Paywall] Report https://www.tacticalreport.com/in-depth/63775
***
Firearms
Parts Dealer Arrested in #US for Scheme to Illegally Export Weapons
Parts and #Firearms Accessories to #Kazakhstan (which serves as a
transhipment for #Russia).
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/firearms-parts-dealer-arrested-scheme-illegally-export-weapons-parts-and-firearms
***
Newsweek correctly
put pacifist between ' '.
Many still portray a nation with a top-10 military budget in the world as if nothing changed in the past 70 years.
'Pacifist' #Japan Emerges As Major
#Arms #Exporter'
https://www.newsweek.com/japan-weapons-exports-which-countries-2116742
***
#Rheinmetall
CEO said the pace of building #Ukranian #ammo factory isn't as fast
as he would like, but it will have a capacity 2x as large as earlier
planned: “Unfortunately, the level of bureaucracy in Ukraine is
very high.”
- https://www.technology.org/2025/08/22/rheinmetall-is-facing-obstacles-setting-up-an-ammo-factory-in-ukraine/
- https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/rheinmetall-papperger-rechnet-mit-auftraegen-von-bis-zu-300-milliarden-euro/100121904.html
Antimilitaristisch Actiekamp bij #Keulen van #Rheinmetall
Entwaffnen door politie verboden.
https://www.globalinfo.nl/nieuws/antimilitaristisch-actiekamp-bij-keulen-van-rheinmetall-entwaffnen-verboden/
Gemeinsam gegen Militarisierung und
Sozialabbau! For an immediate stop of all armament projects and arms
exports! Demonstration Event Datum: September 1, 2025 - 17:00
Stadt/Region: Dresden, Augustusbrücke.
https://de.indymedia.org/node/534060
***
-- that
stream is steadily rising more and more --
Major #Israeli military companies wont be allowed to participate this November in a defense exhibit in the #Netherlands, called #NEDS. That is what Israeli military industry executives told Defense News. https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2025/08/21/israeli-companies-blocked-from-joining-netherlands-defense-exhibit/
***
Part of a
series article on Chinese power. This one describes how Beijing is
stepping up its arms #export efforts to lower the cost of #arms
production for its own armed forces and the #barriers it finds on its
way unfolding this policy.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3322788/chinas-military-has-made-dramatic-about-turn-world-watching
#China
***
Nederlandse marinebouw #monopolist #Damen staat voor de #rechter (2 zaken) voor malversaties & steun aan Rusland. 't Ziet aan de andere kant 'n goed gevulde overheidsruif om de wankelende bedrijfsvoering glad te strijken. https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1565658/deze-vier-klippen-moet-scheepsbouwer-damen-omzeilen
***
Article in
Turkiye Today describes how Ukraine can be a kick off towards greater
cooperation between Ankara and Paris in the Near East and Africa.
Military sales are a major part of this.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/how-ukraine-tests-compartmentalized-franco-turkiye-rapprochement-3205798
***
To make the world a
safer place?
#German arms exports rose 75% during the first nine months of the year. They reached €6,35 bn at the end of September. The three major clients: #Hungary, #Egypt and #UAE.
https://indeksonline.net/en/gjermania-rrit-eksportin-e-armeve/
***
-- that stream is steadily
rising more and more --
Hundreds of thousands marched in Australia to demand Labor sanctions Israel, and end arms trade. https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/photos-hundreds-thousands-nationwide-demand-labor-sanctions-israel-end-arms-trade
#Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood in September, but at the same time continues to supply parts for #F35 fighters used by Israel against #Gaza.
This contradiction between diplomatic
positioning & export policy raises questions.
https://publish.pearlsandirritations.com/paper-promises-real-weapons-transparency-accountability-and-arms-transfer-policy/
Australian PM Albanese Must Back His Words with Action by Halting the Supply of Australian F-35 Parts to Israel. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/albanese-must-back-his-words-with-action-by-halting-the-supply-of-australian-f-35-parts-to-israel/
***
Extremist
Hindu nationalist state #India
to develop fighter jet engines with #French
company #Safran.
https://www.newsofbahrain.com/world/117711.html
***
#Israel’s
#arms exports reached a peak of $15bn in 2024. 54% was sold to
#Europe. How can?
But even in the Jersalem Post it is questioned wether Europe would end these imports as reaction to the war – especially the humanitarian situation in Gaza. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-865162
August 6
***
De
oorlogsvoorbereiding in het westen gaat in razende vaart door. De
#NAVO waarschuwt dat er binnen enkele jaren een grote oorlog kan
uitbreken. Gezien het gedrag van NAVO-landen lijkt de kans vooral
groot dat ze die zelf beginnen, stelt Wendela de Vries.
https://www.doorbraak.eu/stop-de-oorlog-nu-het-nog-kan/
***
On Gaza,
Germany’s government faces pressure. Germany, after the Holocaust,
has a special bond with Israel. But a hunger crisis in Gaza is
creating a demand for Berlin to take bolder action.
Stopping arms trade with Israel is one of the demands. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/world/europe/germany-gaza-israel-hunger-merz.html
***
When even the
US allied brutes start to call for an end...
#Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman #MBS on Tuesday called on all countries during an extraordinary summit of the #BRICS group of nations to stop exporting #weapons to #Israel.
https://bk.arynews.tv/saudi-crown-prince-calls-on-all-countries-to-stop-arms-exports-to-israel/
***
Latest #ENAAT
Newsletter, with info on
#EU funding for the arms industry, like:
-EC proposes fivefold increase for the
military in 2028-34 EU budget
-EDF benefiting Israeli Aerospace
Industries
Other aspects of EU #militarisation
& More. See 4 yourselve➡️https://enaat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ENAAT-NBB-2025-4_18.07.2025.pdf
***
Dutch arms
trade
The Colombian Navy
has embarked on an ambitious project to build a new class of
#frigates in #Colombia, in so doing becoming only the third South
American country, after Brazil and Mexico, to build ships of this
type. Based on #Damen’s #SIGMA 10514 design, previously built for
Indonesia and #Mexico, the PES frigates will replace the
Colombian Navy’s ageing Amirante Padilla-class frigates, and will
be built in Colombia with technical support from the #Dutch yard.
https://rina.org.uk/publications/the-naval-architect/frigate-building-first-for-colombia/
***
Peace
organisations such as Campaign Against Arms Trade #CAAT and the
European Network Against Arms Trade #ENAAT have stepped up their
criticism of European rearmament plans, considering them to benefit
the arms industry at the expense of social spending.
https://www.equaltimes.org/eighty-years-after-the-atomic
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Only
criminals sell arms to Israel
(not to mention buying weapons from
Israeli arms industries, part of the genocidal apparatus).
UN experts have recommended that states
impose a arms embargo on Israel due to its multiple violations of
international law. https://en.ypagency.net/365262
In the first 6 months of 2025, the value of #Serbia’s #arms
exports to #Israel stood at around €55.5m, up from €47.9m in
entire 2024, which was then a record-breaking amount, said Balkan
Investigative Reporting Network Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Aug. 5.
https://betabriefing.com/news/politics/32002-birn-serbias-arms-exports-to-israel-surge-in-h1-of-2025
August 5
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Dat wisten we in
grote lijnen al, maar ze hebben er schijt aan in Washington
#VS wapens dragen in grote mate bij aan het massale #bendegeweld in #Haïti. Zo lijkt uit 'n reconstructie van de FT, de krant onderzocht de toeleveringsketens van de #wapenhandel.
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Sjoemelen met
#wapens?
In ere herstelde #Oekraïense #corruptiewaakhonden pakken politici op wegens gesjoemel met militaire orders.
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I cannot find the design, but equipment
deliveries are listed in the XL spreadsheet with monthly Dutch ML
permissions
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/exportcontrole-strategische-goederen/documenten/rapporten/2016/10/01/overzicht-uitvoer-militaire-goederen.
Retweet with comment @JorgeDBL (https://x.com/JorgeDBL/status/1952070634286235709): The Dutch
Damen Shipyards Group has been positioned as the main Naval
builder(in Cuba) of the Venezuelan Navy. Damen has built it in recent
years, and is building it, 51 boats of different types. I think of
Eric and a burning promise of DAMEX, Santiago de Cuba.
***
Acquisition policy of Indonesian navy creates "a logistics and training [costly] nightmare" for itself.
Next class of frigates will be introduced. Now 2 from Turkey, after 2 from the Netherlands, two from the UK and 2 multi-purpose vessels from Italy. https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/indonesian-navy-looks-for-variety-to-add-capability/
***
Trump
administration plans to maintain export controls on the most advanced
chips and its manufacturing equipment to China, a senior White House
official said, adding that the US also doesn’t plan to
automatically greenlight all H20 chip exports to China.
https://exportcompliancedaily.com/article/2025/08/04/us-still-planning-to-deny-china-highestend-chip-tech-white-house-official-says-2508010002?BC=bc_6891c29ee8840
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An example to
follow in other harbours and harbors?
‘We will not work for war’: Genoa, Italy, union stops arms shipment https://www.workers.org/2025/08/87216/
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Nederland
levert wapens aan Oekraine en financieert en passant de
wapenindustrie van de Verenigde Staten, terwijl dit land steeds meer
een kapitalistische concurrent wordt met een onvoorspelbare politieke
koers.
August 2
***
A Brussels plan to
suspend Israel’s participation in the Horizon research program
needs to win more backing from countries. https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-war-in-gaza-humanitarian-crisis-eu-penalties-horizon-research-program/
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Marine Forum
published 4 ways out of the #German #frigate crisis around the F-126
frigate which is build under the guidance of #Damen.
In all 4 there is no place for the
Dutch shipbuilder anymore. It seems the Netherlands & #Damen
overpalyed their hand.
https://marineforum.online/en/f126-on-legerwall-ways-out-of-the-german-frigate-crisis/
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Publicatie rapport
‘Toezicht op buitenlandse inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten’.
Zie
ook:https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7354529298428358656/
***
Dangerous game
in the corridors of power with the other 8 billion as pawns.
US President Trump ordered the deployment of 2 nuclear subs in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine & tariffs.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/01/trump-deploys-nuclear-submarines-in-row-with-russia-a90077
August 1
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After US
President Trump suggested the EU would be buying “hundreds of
billions” of dollars-worth of US weapon systems, analysts differed
over how much of that claim was bluster — but all agreed it Europe
has an interest in US military products.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/eu-to-spend-hundreds-of-billions-on-us-arms-maybe-not-but-demand-is-real-analysts-say/
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Psst Herr Wadephul:
The time for warnings is past. Its time for real measures. Stop e.g.
buying in and selling arms to Israel.
Germany warns Israel of “diplomatic isolation” over Gaza humanitarian crisis.https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250801-germany-warns-israel-of-diplomatic-isolation-over-gaza-humanitarian-crisis/
***
#Palantir
gets $10 #billion contract from #US Army
The award covering the next decade is one of the largest DoD contracts ever, cementing the tech firm’s role in warfighting for years to come.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/31/palantir-army-contract-10bn/
***
#EU and hindu
#extremist #India strengthen military ties.
https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/global/india-and-eu-strengthen-defence-ties-amid-growing-global-challenges
***
“European
components used to harden #Myanmar weaponised #drones.” Through
formal tracing operations, CAR (Conflict Armament Research) alerted
the module manufacturer—based in Europe & not named in the
Dispatch—that the product has been used for militarily.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/75430e34391741d9bb2e7d7b8d1d7c4c
EU Drone Technology
Found in Myanmar Military Drones.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/eu-drone-technology-found-in-myanmar-military-drones.html
***
#Slovenia bans
#arms exports to #Israel
“Slovenia is the first European
country to ban the import, export and transit of weapons to and from
Israel,” the government said. https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/slovenia-bans-arms-exports-to-israel/
***
@WilliamHartung
I just never imagined it would actually hit a trillion — yes, a
trillion! — dollars. I’m thinking, of course, about what’s
still called the “defense” budget. It’s now estimated that, for
the first time in history, does include a trillion dollars for the
Pentagon.
The writer argues what is needed, is a new surge of public engagement and a genuine debate about what kind of world we want to live in and how the US could play a constructive (rather than destructive) role in bringing it about. https://tomdispatch.com/entering-a-golden-age-for-war-profiteers/
