Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek)
September 6
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In a dramatic
escalation of Middle Eastern military dynamics, the US has redeployed
a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense #THAAD missile battery from the
#UAE to #Israel [states tacticalreport.com behind Pay
Wall] https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/63815
Same source: #Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production is
negotiating with #Thales to co-develop a national #SatCom-C2 network,
with a preliminary deal expected soon.
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/63817
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Retweet
@londoncaat: Israeli arms manufacturer closes
UK facility targeted by Palestine Action. Well that's a win.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/israeli-arms-manufacturer-elbit-systems-closes-uk-facility-targeted-by-palestine-action
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The
#Dominican Navy has received its 2nd #NCPV patrol vessel, built by
US's #MetalShark. The NCPV is uses the #Damen Shipyards’ 2606 Stan
Patrol vessel hull.
https://www.workboat.com/shipbuilding/metal-shark-delivers-second-patrol-boat-to-dominican-republic-navy
It has the ability to mount machine guns.
https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2025/08/25/dominican-navy-adds-new-coast-guard-vessel/
Dutch export permit needed?
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Even after
reducing the scope of Block 4 #F35 upgrades, #Lockheed still needs 2
years to develop and install planned improvements, #GAO said in a new
audit of the fighter program
(https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26081786-gao-f35s/).
Details won’t be available until this fall.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/gao-action-needed-to-solve-f-35-block-4-issues/
Every F-35 delivered to the U.S. military last year by
Lockheed Martin was behind schedule by an average of seven months, a
government watchdog found, but contractors kept millions in
“incentive fees” designed to speed up the delivery.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/lockheed-martin-f-35s-late/
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#US lawmakers
are pushing a series of amendments to the 2026 National Defence
Authorization Act #NDAA aimed at halting arms sales to #Turkey,
including the transfer of #F35 fighter jets, citing Ankara’s ties
to #Hamas and its broader regional activities.
https://caliber.az/en/post/us-lawmakers-move-to-block-f-35-sales-to-turkiye-over-hamas-ties
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Israeli
orders for #French arms experienced ‘a record year’ in 2024.
According to the 2025 report on French #arms exports, orders from #Israel reached 27.1m euros last year, an amount not seen since 2017. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-orders-french-arms-experienced-record-year-2024
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#Trump tries
to speed up drone sales as big #Gulf orders wait. Trump announced
#arms sales to Gulf states with fanfare, but the deals have yet to
translate into #cash.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-tries-speed-drone-sales-big-gulf-orders-wait
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Even in
Poland
#Israeli military firms face backlash at Poland’s premier arms expo. Police questioning & paint-splattered booths at #Poland's #MSPO weapons exhibition as Israel’s defense industry confronts growing European #resistance over #Gaza 'war'.
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-866508
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THE #British
government has reached “peak genocide complicity,” campaigners
have warned after it emerged that 51 #Israeli #companies will exhibit
at next week’s Defence and Security Equipment International #DSEI
arms fair.
https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/britain-reaches-peak-genocide-complicity-israeli-companies-exhibit-arms-fair
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KNDS has its
administrative headquarters in Amsterdam.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/knds/
September
4
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defensiebudgetten van de NAVO-lidstaten naar 5% van hun inkomen zal de EU opschuiven in de richting van de VS, Rusland en het Midden-Oosten. https://www.mo.be/analyse/waar-het-geld-van-de-wereld-naartoe-vloeit
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#Damen Naval
has entered into a contract with De Jong & Lavino
(https://jola.nl/over-ons/ #Geldermalsen #Antwerpen), a #steel
supplier based in the Netherlands, for the supply of steel required
to build the #Colombian Navy’s PES #frigate.
https://www.naval-technology.com/news/colombia-pes-frigates-damen-steel/
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#Russia’s
gambit in the #Sahel as France leaves the stage.
https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/15630/putins-gambit-in-the-sahel-as-france-leaves-the-stage
#BurkinaFaso #Mali #Niger
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Halt: combat,
repression and genocide proven products!
#Israeli firms say they will participate in #DSEI, despite ban on officials. The #UK government linked the lack of official invite to Israel's conduct in #Gaza, a move condemned by the Israeli #MoD. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/israeli-firms-say-they-will-participate-in-dsei-despite-ban-on-officials/
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Ideaal voor gebruik
in Westelijke #Sahara.
#Marokko staat op het punt tien H225M Caracal-heli's te kopen van #Airbus #Helicopters. De deal van zo’n €500 miljoen moet de luchtmacht versterken voor transport, reddingsmissies en speciale operaties #SOF. https://nieuws.marokko.nl/106028/marokko-bestelt-tien-caracal-helikopters-bij-airbus/
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#Scotland
bans arms companies that supply #IDF
from receiving financial aid. Devolved government says contractors
seeking support must prove products will not be used by #Israeli
#military.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/03/scotland-government-defence-israel-military-gaza
Inactive Commission on the biggest crime of all risks to tear
Foreign Policy of EU apart.
Tired of #EU inaction on #Gaza,
#Belgium imposes sanctions on Israel. 12 sanctions target violent
settlers, settler organizations, arms exports, says FA minister.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/tired-of-eu-inaction-on-gaza-belgium-imposes-sanctions-on-israel/3677662
Canary on #CAAT report: #UK has delivered over £500m in arms
parts to #Israel’s #genocide efforts.
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/09/03/uk-arms-exports-israel-genocide/
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Aiming for a 21st
century Cocom-system?
The US has revoked #TSMC's fast-track status for #US #chip manufacturing equipment exports to its main plant in #China - a move that comes days after revocations of the same privilege for South Korean chipmakers. https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW172903092025RP1/
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#Sanctions
now—what they mean and why they can stop #Israel. It is a small
country and suffers from acute dependency on strategic imports like
the coal it uses to generate energy. And its #weapons stocks can be
replenished only by the US & its key allies.
https://solidarity.net.au/palestine/sanctions-now-what-they-mean-and-why-they-can-stop-israel/
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Artificial
intelligence repression, one of the gains of the deployment of this
technology in times of autocrats?
Human rights organisations say the US
is using #Palantir & #Babel Street #AI tools to target
participants in pro-Palestine demonstrations. https://www.mizanonline.ir/en/news/2318/ten-years-in-prison-for-a-wall-painting-the-cost-of-standing-with-palestine-in-america
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India
claims #Pakistan used #Turkish Songar #drones during the May conflict
between the two countries. But Asisguard, the manufacturer, claims
not to have sold any such aircraft to Pakistan and has launched an
investigation into the matter.
https://www.intelligenceonline.com/international-dealmaking/2025/09/04/mystery-remains-over-provenance-of-turkish-drones-used-in-india-pakistan-clashes,110517752-art
September 3
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Merchants of
death relocate after two years of #protest
The Specialist Defence and Security
Convention (#SDSC-UK) -- one of the UK's biggest arms #fairs -- is to
relocate from Telford to #Birmingham following two years of
persistent protest.
https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/merchants-of-death-relocate-after-two-years-of-protest
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At the cost
of?
The EU collectively spent €343
billion on the military last year, exceeding projections and setting
a new record, according to a report by #EDA.
The agency said it expected defense spending to increase further in 2025 to €381 billion.
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The annual
TOP 100 is published.
DRONES, AI AND ROBOTICS CHALLENGE ORDER OF
TOP 100 DEFENSE FIRMS
Below the first 10 ( 6 from the US, 2
from China, 1 from the UK and 1 French). 2 with a lower revenue, the
other 8 with growth, especially Thales.
September 2
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#Prabowo
besloot zaterdag om een reis naar China af te zeggen, zodat hij zich
volledig kon richten op het bedwingen van de crisis. Wat hem betreft
blijft de politie hard optreden tegen de demonstranten, die hij
beschuldigt van landverraad en terrorisme.
https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/jongeren-protesteren-al-ruim-een-week-in-indonesie-wat-is-er-aan-de-hand~b340360a/
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Retweet
@ArmsTradeCT: Defex’s Dirty Decades: Arms
Sales to Saudi Arabia Spain is investigating over two decades of arms
deals to Saudi Arabia- a case rooted in earlier corruption scandals
involving the now liquidated state-owned arms exporter, Defex.
https://corruption-tracker.org/case/defexs-dirty-decades-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia
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UN Report
uncovers in South #Sudan #Turkish arms like BRG-55 rifles, MKA 556
rifles. Rifles made by Utaş Defence, another Turkish brand, were
also identified in the possession of armed factions, despite the
existing arms embargo.
- https://nordicmonitor.com/2025/09/un-report-identifies-turkish-made-weapons-in-south-sudan-conflict-despite-arms-embargo/
- https://docs.un.org/en/S/2025/442
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M Abba-Aji at
Washington Uni & N Maani at the Uni of Edinburgh outline research
priorities and the role of health practitioners to help confront the
growing power asymmetries between the arms industry and public health
interests.
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-experts-urge-medical-global-arms.html
- https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1784
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#sleepwalking
into an #arms #race
The global arms industry who enjoys a
boon unseen before. The surge is silent, but it is no less real for
that. Unless dissent finds a stronger voice, humanity risks
sleepwalking into another age of arms.
https://aoav.org.uk/2025/the-distant-sounding-of-the-guns-how-the-world-is-sleepwalking-into-an-arms-race/
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Retweet
@brown_johnbrown: How Israeli arms
exports to Argentina's dictatorship continued despite documented use
of these weapons against Jews. An analysis of declassified documents
and testimonies. My latest article examines this troubling chapter in
Israeli foreign policy.
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-08-31/ty-article-opinion/.premium/october-7-wasnt-the-first-time-israels-government-abandoned-jews-for-political-gain/00000198-fba0-d558-afba-ffbf56ba0000
September 1
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Russia’s
largest tank manufacturer relies on 100s of foreign machine
parts.https://odessa-journal.com/russias-largest-tank-manufacturer-relies-on-hundreds-of-foreign-machine
See for the Main Intelligence
Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine publishes in the
“Instruments of War” section of the War&Sanctions portal.
https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/tools
Dutch entries in the list are:
INNOVATEST, Maastricht
HGG Group, Wieringerwerf
But entries from numerous
countries are listed.
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Retweet @obsarm: Actions
Stop Arming Israel devant deux entreprises Thalès près d’Orléans
https://france-palestine.org/Actions-Stop-Arming-Israel-devant-deux-entreprises-Thales-pres-d-Orleans
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Test your arms and
gear in Ukraine, NATO’s military chief urges companies
“Find the right partners,” said
Gen. Grynkewich, “and get up there and do some real-world testing.”
https://www.defenseone.com/business/2025/08/test-your-arms-and-gear-ukraine-natos-military-chief-urges-companies/407779/
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Not the #climate
but military production should be the priority, some seem to think.
Steel producer #Thyssenkrupp
#TKSE
wants more relaxed CO2-rules from Brussels. Krupp was central in the
German military industry, but still is producing for military uses.
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1567885/staalreus-thyssenkrupp-vraagt-coulance-van-brussel-bij-co2-regels
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EC
President Von der Leyen’s visit to Bulgaria’s largest state-owned
arms producer drew protests from nationalists, laying bare domestic
tensions over the country’s role as a hub for dirty & dangerous
ammo production where many haven't even running water.
https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-visit-spotlights-bulgaria-uneasy-role-europe-arms-hub/
