In our last editorial, we cautioned not to overlook government-approved arms transfers to unstable regions in the face of a focus on the illicit trafficking of arms used in terrorist attacks. Current events, especially surrounding arms transfers to Saudi Arabia and the situation in Yemen, confirm this concern.<\/p>\n
The conflict in Yemen continues to escalate.<\/p>\n
Various exporting countries are profiting from the conflict in Yemen. In Canada, Trudeau went to the elections with a promise to sign the Arms Trade Treaty, though it seems the country\u2019s $15-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia is off-limits. Meanwhile, the gun barrels of Canadian manufactured armoured vehicles will be made in Belgium. Indeed, Belgium too exports small arms and ammunition, amongst others, to Saudi Arabia. The Walloon socialist trade union has declined an arms embargo<\/a> against Saudi Arabia, allegedly because this would only prove beneficial to the competitors of Belgian companies. In the United Kingdom, David Cameron has boasted of efforts to help the UK sell arms to Saudi Arabia, whilst another steady provider of weapons to this state has been the United States. In short, the below news overview shows that the stream of countries supplying Saudi Arabia with defence equipment continues unabated, many of these countries being European or ATT states parties: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Russia, Slovakia, Georgia, France … Meanwhile, the European Parliament has called for an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia<\/a>, as numerous reports (a legal opinion by Matrix Chambers<\/a>, the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen<\/a>) highlight the serious abuses of international humanitarian and human rights law being perpetrated in the conflict in Yemen.<\/p>\n In the face of strong indications of a risk that arms deliveries to the Saudi-led coalition will\u00a0contribute to the commission of human rights violations, the governments of supplying states have resorted to creative argumentation to nevertheless justify continued\u00a0deliveries. These arguments bear witness to the double standards by which arms transfers are still handled. Take, for example, the newly elected liberal Canadian government: despite expressing its intent to sign the ATT, it has managed to bypass it\u2019s professed commitment to the Treaty\u2019s principles to evade any compromise concerning its lucrative arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Using a formalist approach, the government argues that the ATT\u2019s criteria, which would ordinarily present an obstacle to the arms transfers at issue, should not apply since Canada is not a state party to the ATT<\/a>. Genuine commitment to the values and principles of the Arms Trade Treaty would entail a\u00a0very different\u00a0approach to this scenario. The UK government\u2019s rhetoric is equally evasive. When first confronted with the report of the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen<\/a>, the British government contended that this report should not yet have been officially published and that, as such, so far, no concrete evidence<\/a> of the alleged violations of international law should yet have been presented. The UK government\u2019s stance since the official publication of the report, seems to have shifted little, remaining premised on contesting the reliability of of the report\u2019s findings<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its $3 billion aid package to the Lebanese armed forces. Instead it is alleged that Saudi Arabia has offered Sudan a $5 billion military aid package. Iran has stepped into the void and offered Lebanon a military aid package.<\/p>\n In the United States, the CIA continues to defend the notion that \u201crelatively moderate rebels<\/a>\u201d in Syria should be covertly armed with surface-to-air weapon systems. It would seem that the CIA has not read the Wassenaar Arrangement<\/a> \u201cElements for Export Controls of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS)\u201d as amended in 2007 (\u201cRecognizing the threats posed by unauthorized proliferation and use of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems, especially to civil aviation, peace-keeping, crisis management and anti-terrorist operations, Participating States affirm that they apply strict national controls on the export of MANPADS….<\/em>\u201d) nor United States policy statements<\/a> (\u201c….In 2006 the U.S. government established the Interagency MANPADS Task Force to coordinate U.S. efforts to mitigate the threat posed by the illicit availability and use of MANPADS in every region of the world….Since early 2011, the MANPADS Task Force has played a key role in U.S. efforts to combat the proliferation of advanced conventional weapons from Libya, Syria, and other countries suffering from internal instability or regime collapse.<\/em>…\u201d). Indeed, these ‘moderate’ rebels are offering their weapons for sale<\/a> using Facebook. Luckily, of course, US government officials have identified the true proliferators<\/a> of this world, pointing the finger elsewhere: \u201cThat\u2019s true that particularly North Korea is a proliferator. That\u2019s one of the principal ways they attempt to generate revenue is through proliferation. I worry, frankly, about more mundane things like MANPADS, which the North Koreans produce and proliferate throughout the world, which poses a great threat to \u2014 to aviation. So, I think our role in the intelligence community is to be as vigilant as we can about this, and report when proliferants spread. And that — it is a great concern, and certainly — particularly in the Mideast.<\/em>\u201d (James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, 9 februari 2016. Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, \u201cWorldwide Threats\u201d).<\/p>\n Free access to <\/strong>Aviation Week & Space Technology archive<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Nearly 500,000 pages of articles, photographs and advertisements chronicling the first century of the aerospace and defense industry. Fully searchable in a single, living archive available for desktop, laptop and smartphone devices. Register above for free access in 2016.<\/p>\n Gage de confiance entre les Etats<\/a> | 7 January 2016 | R\u00e9publique Togolaise<\/p>\n 90 jours apr\u00e8s sa ratification, le trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes (TCA) est entr\u00e9 en vigueur mercredi au Togo.<\/p>\n Top 10 Areas for Congressional Action on the Arms Trade Treaty in 2016<\/a> | 14 January 2016 | The Heritage Foundation<\/p>\n The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which Congress has rightly opposed, entered into force on 24 december 2014. The U.S. signed the ATT on 25 september 2013, but the Administration has yet to transmit the treaty to the Senate. The first Conference of States Parties (CSP) to the ATT was held in Cancun, Mexico, on August 24\u201327, 2015. The CSP set out the rules of procedure for future CSPs, created a treaty Secretariat, and established a funding mechanism for both the Secretariat and future CSPs.<\/p>\n Ghost Soldiers And Overpriced Jets: How The Arms Industry Fuels Corruption<\/a> | 19 January 2016 | Forbes<\/p>\n orruption in defense spending is eroding African countries\u2019 capacity to meet rising security challenges and undermining public trust in governments, according to a report released today by the NGO Transparency International.<\/p>\n Amnesty fordert Waffenembargo gegen Konfliktparteien im Jemen<\/a> | 29 February 2016 | ZEIT ONLINE<\/p>\n Die Menschenrechtsorganisation Amnesty International hat ein Waffenembargo gegen alle Konfliktparteien im Jemen gefordert. Amnesty ver\u00f6ffentlichte den Appell am Montag in Genf vor einer Konferenz des Vertrags \u00fcber den Waffenhandel (ATT).<\/p>\n Armements: six pays africains recevront des armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res des forces am\u00e9ricaines<\/a> | 24 February 2016 | Agence d’Information d’Afrique Centrale<\/p>\n Cinq firmes am\u00e9ricaines fourniront des armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res \u00ab non-standard \u00bb \u00e0 une demi-douzaine de pays africains.<\/p>\n Central Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n Un r\u00e9seau terroriste de trafic d’armes d\u00e9mantel\u00e9 en Tchad<\/a> | 2 January 2016 | Lemag.ma<\/p>\n Quatre personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9es par la police alors que d’importantes quantit\u00e9s d’armes et des voitures vol\u00e9es, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 saisies dans un d\u00e9p\u00f4t \u00e0 N’Djamena.<\/p>\n Burundi rebels say trained by Rwandan military – U.N. Experts<\/a> | 3 February 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n A confidential report to the United Nations Security Council accuses Rwanda of recruiting and training Burundian refugees with the goal of ousting Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza.<\/p>\n Lutte contre la prolif\u00e9ration d’armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res et de petit calibre en RDC<\/a> | 24 February 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n La commission nationale de contr\u00f4le des armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res et de petit calibre du minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur a lanc\u00e9 vendredi 19 f\u00e9vrier dernier la campagne de sensibilisation pour les op\u00e9rations du d\u00e9sarmement civil en RDC. Ceci pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la recommandation universelle de lutte contre la prolif\u00e9ration des armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res et de petit calibre dans le milieu des civils.<\/p>\n South Sudan army admits acquisition of surface-to-air missiles<\/a> | 2 January 2016 | Sudan Tribune<\/p>\n The Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army (SPLA), an official army of South Sudan, has admitted to have recently acquired supplies of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles brought through the neighboring countries of Kenya and Uganda, prompting United States government to warn its citizens of danger to fly in South Sudan.<\/p>\n South Sudan deploys S-125 SAM system<\/a> | 5 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n South Sudan has had S-125 (SA-3 ‘Goa’) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems since at least 2013, IHS Jane’s can reveal.<\/p>\n Turkey set to build a military training center in Somalia<\/a> | 5 January 2016 | Todays Zaman<\/p>\n Turkey has started to build a military training base in Somalia as part of its pledge to build up the national army for the Somali government, a senior Turkish diplomat has said.<\/p>\n South Sudan needs arms embargo<\/a> | 26 January 2016 | Reuters | Thomson Reuters Foundation News<\/p>\n The United Nations Security Council should place an arms embargo on South Sudan, while the oil-rich country’s President Salva Kiir and a rebel leader qualify to be sanctioned over atrocities in a two-year civil war, U.N. sanctions monitors said in an annual report.<\/p>\n Russia opposes South Sudan arms embargo, sanctions on leaders<\/a> | 29 January 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n Russia said on Friday it was opposed to placing a United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan or blacklisting President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar as such moves were not helpful to the implementation of a peace deal agreed by the pair in August.<\/p>\n Uganda imports armoured police cars ahead of February 18 general election<\/a> | 4 February 2016 | The Star<\/p>\n Uganda has imported armoured police cars, similar to those Kenya acquired at the end of January, ahead of its general election set for February 18.<\/p>\n Kenya receives 30 Norinco VN4 armoured vehicles<\/a> | 5 February 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The Kenyan police commissioned 30 Norinco VN4 light armoured vehicles on 1 February in a ceremony attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/p>\n Ugandan police receive 35 CS\/VP3 armoured vehicles from China<\/a> | 11 February 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n The Ugandan police are receiving 35 CS\/VP3 armoured personnel carriers as well as riot control vehicles from China\u2019s Poly Technologies.<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia gives Sudan $5 billion in military aid<\/a> | 22 February 2016 | Sudan Tribune<\/p>\n Saudi-Sudan alliance reportedly cemented with $5bn in military aid<\/a> | 23 February 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia has granted five billion dollar military assistance to Sudan initially dedicated to the Lebanese army, multiple sources told Sudan Tribune on Monday.<\/p>\n Media focus on Saudi assistance to Sudanese military<\/a> | 23 February 2016 | APA | StarAfrica<\/p>\n Sudanese newspapers have focused on the mutual relations with Saudi Arabia and the probable participation of Sudan in the Arab military coalition in Syria, revealing that the Saudi government has given US5 million to Sudan. Sudan Tribune (English) newspaper disclosed that the Saudi Arabia has granted five billion dollars military assistance to Sudan initially dedicated to the Lebanese army, multiple sources told Sudan Tribune on Monday.<\/p>\n DSCA: Le Maroc, 2\u00e8me b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaire mondial des surplus d’armes du Pentagone<\/a> | 1 January 2016 | Ya Watani<\/p>\n Washington : \u2018The Defense Security Cooperation Agency\u2019 (DSCA) est une agence am\u00e9ricaine du pentagone, charg\u00e9e de notifier et d\u00e9livrer les visas d\u2019exportations d\u2019armes US, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger. DSCA a indiqu\u00e9 que le Maroc arrive \u00e0 la 2\u00e8me place sur la liste des pays \u00e9trangers, b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires des EDA (Excess defense articles), les surplus d\u2019armement des arm\u00e9es am\u00e9ricaines, l’US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, les Marines et la garde nationale.<\/p>\n Algerian Su-32 order makes progress<\/a> | 5 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Algeria has taken a step towards acquiring Sukhoi Su-32 bombers from Russia, according to Sergei Smirov, the director of the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) plant.<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia to finance Moroccan military industry to the tune of $22 billion<\/a> | 11 January 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia will apparently grant Morocco $22 billion to help finance its military industry, according to reports. The money will be invested through 2019.<\/p>\n L’Espagne s’inqui\u00e8te du \u00ab surarmement \u00bb du Maroc<\/a> | 18 January 2016 | bladi.net<\/p>\n Il y a quelques jours, la presse marocaine, dont Al Massae, avait fait \u00e9tat de la signature d\u2019un accord entre l\u2019Arabie Saoudite et le Maroc pr\u00e9voyant l\u2019octroi d\u2019une aide de 22 milliards de dollars pour faire du Maroc un pays producteur d\u2019armes.<\/p>\n Mauritania deploys new armoured vehicles for peacekeeping mission<\/a> | 18 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Mauritania Acquires Turkish-made Cobra APCs<\/a> | 29 January 2016 | Defense News<\/p>\n Mauritania has acquired Turkish-made Otokar Cobra armoured vehicles, it was revealed when President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz inspected a battalion before it joined the UN mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 12 January.<\/p>\n Egypt to get first Ka-52 helicopters in 2017<\/a> | 19 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The first Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters being built for export will be delivered in 2017, according to a report posted on the official website of Russia’s Primorsky Krai region, the home of the Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company that makes the helicopter.<\/p>\n Streit opens Egypt office<\/a> | 5 February 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n Armoured vehicle specialist Streit Group has inaugurated its new office in Egypt, which will support the Egyptian security forces\u2019 Streit fleet through the provision of technical and administrative support.<\/p>\n North African MiG-29 order announced<\/a> | 7 February 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n An unspecified North African country has ordered 50 MiG-29M\/M2 fighters, RIA Novosti cited Alexei Beskibalov, the head of Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, as saying on 5 February.<\/p>\n Armement: 50 avions de chasse russes seront livr\u00e9s \u00e0 l’Alg\u00e9rie<\/a> | 9 February 2016 | Le360.ma<\/p>\n Pas moins de 50 chasseurs bombardiers de type MiG-29M\/M2 vont \u00eatre livr\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019Alg\u00e9rie, annonce le vice-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du groupe MIG, Alexe\u00ef Beskibalov. C\u2019est le plus gros contrat jamais sign\u00e9 dans l\u2019histoire de ce groupe.<\/p>\n L’Alg\u00e9rie 11e importateur d’armement<\/a> | 10 February 2016 | Libert\u00e9-Alg\u00e9rie<\/p>\n Les d\u00e9penses militaires alg\u00e9riennes ont plus que tripl\u00e9 en dix ans. Avec 11,3 milliards de dollars am\u00e9ricains en 2014, le budget militaire alg\u00e9rien est le plus important du continent africain.<\/p>\n Saisie du conteneur d’armes: Beaucoup de zones d’ombre et d’impr\u00e9cisions !<\/a> | 10 February 2016 | Espace Manager<\/p>\n Inform\u00e9e, selon des sources concordantes par Interpol, l\u2019organisation internationale de police, la brigade des enqu\u00eates douani\u00e8res a r\u00e9ceptionn\u00e9, hier, mardi 9 f\u00e9vrier 2016, \u00e0 Nabeul, un conteneur contenant un v\u00e9ritable arsenal de guerre.<\/p>\n Algerien erh\u00e4lt Kriegsschiff und Hubschrauber f\u00fcr eine Milliarde Euro<\/a> | 22 February 2016 | Deutsche Welle<\/p>\n Das teilte Vizekanzler Gabriel dem Bundestag nach einer Sitzung des Bundessicherheitsrats mit. In Br\u00fcssel sprach sich das EU-Parlament derweil f\u00fcr ein Waffenembargo gegen Saudi-Arabien aus.<\/p>\n Alg\u00e9rie-Tunisie : \u00abJ’ai pass\u00e9 la fronti\u00e8re avec un trafiquant d’armes\u00bb<\/a> | 26 February 2016 | El Watan<\/p>\n Plus de cinquante pick-up sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 gar\u00e9s. L\u2019avant du v\u00e9hicule est syst\u00e9matiquement tourn\u00e9 vers la piste, pr\u00eat \u00e0 d\u00e9marrer en trombe en cas d\u2019alerte. On n\u2019entend que le ronronnement des moteurs rest\u00e9s allum\u00e9s.<\/p>\n South African president gets final report on controversial arms deal<\/a> | 3 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Industry<\/p>\n South African president Jacob Zuma has received the final report on a commission created to investigate claims of impropriety surrounding a 1998 series of deals to purchase a wide range of military equipment, the government announced on 30 December.<\/p>\n Finmeccanica To Supply Angola With Maritime Surveillance Equipment, Craft<\/a> | 5 January 2016 | DefenseNews<\/p>\n The Angolan government has signed an agreement to acquire two fast-attack naval craft and several coastal radar and repeater station systems worth \u20ac122 million from two subsidiaries of Italy’s Finmeccanica.<\/p>\n Rippel\u2019s less lethal range ready for market<\/a> | 20 January 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n Pretoria based Rippel Effect Systems has after two years completed development of its new six-shot RLL37\/38\/RLL40 Less Lethal Launcher, which is now ready to go to market.<\/p>\n Major 155 mm artillery round contract for Rheinmetall Denel Munition<\/a> | 26 January 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n Rheinmetall Denel Munition will produce and supply around \u20ac130 million worth of 155 mm artillery rounds for an international customer, with deliveries taking place up to the end of 2019.<\/p>\n Denel partners with VR Laser to form Denel Asia<\/a> | 29 January 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n State-owned defence industry conglomerate Denel is extending its footprint in the Asia\/Pacific region with the establishment of a joint venture company in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n Mechem supplying armoured vehicles to UN under new long-term contract<\/a> | 12 February 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n Ten Casspir armoured personnel have been shipped to Sudan as the first part of a new long-term agreement with the United Nations that will see Mechem supply mine-protected vehicles for its peacekeeping operations in Africa.<\/p>\n Denel Asia could be unlawful<\/a> | 17 February 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n The joint venture involving Denel that has apparently given the politically connected Gupta family an in to particularly Far Eastern defence markets has apparently not been approved by either Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown or the National Treasury.<\/p>\n Ghana to get Mi-35 helicopter<\/a> | 4 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The Ghanaian Air Force is in the process of acquiring one Mil Mi-35 assault helicopter, Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Michael Samson-Oje revealed in his end-of-year message.<\/p>\n Weapons in state armouries to be marked<\/a> | 6 January 2016 | Graphic Online<\/p>\n The security agencies have initiated a programme to mark all weapons in state armouries to prevent them from being diverted to unauthorised persons. The initiative is also meant to facilitate the tracing of weapons which are removed from the armouries without the requisite authorisation.<\/p>\n Nigeria to become first JF-17 export operator<\/a> | 7 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Nigeria’s plans to acquire three CAC\/PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole fighters in 2016, Nigeria’s Punch newspaper reported on 6 January.<\/p>\n Armament and the prevailing influx of small arms and light weapons in Ghana<\/a> | 11 January 2016 | GhanaWeb<\/p>\n In almost every country or state, the existence of Small and Light Weapons SALW is an important necessity. These weapons have had to their credit a very good solid and impressive impact in the maintenance of both national and continental peace and security. As history of the nation`s state testifies, the role of small arms and light weapons in deterring aggression, combating crime, maintenance of internal peace and security seems to have been more important than any other element in any state.<\/p>\n UK team deploys to train Nigerian forces fighting Boko Haram<\/a> | 13 January 2016 | UK Ministry of Defence<\/p>\n A UK military training team will deploy to Nigeria as part of the ongoing efforts to train local forces to combat Boko Haram.<\/p>\n Cameroon’s BIR operates Ratel armoured vehicles<\/a> | 14 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Cameroon’s Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) has acquired South African-made Ratel armoured vehicles, a Cameroonian military source has told IHS Jane’s.<\/p>\n Nigerian ex-military chiefs in arms fraud probe<\/a> | 15 January 2016 | BBC<\/p>\n The Nigerian president has ordered 20 former military chiefs and officers to be investigated over alleged arms procurement fraud.<\/p>\n Lutte contre Boko Haram : la France offre des v\u00e9hicules et de l’armement au Cameroun<\/a> | 21 January 2016 | La Nouvelle Tribune<\/p>\n La France manifeste \u00e0 nouveau son soutien au Cameroun dans la lutte contre l\u2019organisation terroriste Boko Haram. L\u2019ambassadrice de France au Cameroun a officiellement remis ce jeudi 21 janvier 2016, onze v\u00e9hicules tactiques fran\u00e7ais compl\u00e8tement \u00e9quip\u00e9s d\u2019armements ainsi que des casques, des gilets pare-balles et du mat\u00e9riel de transmission au ministre camerounais de la D\u00e9fense, Joseph Beti Assomo.<\/p>\n Nigeria re-militarises two Alpha Jets<\/a> | 26 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced on 26 January that it has successfully armed two of the four demilitarised Alpha Jets bought from the United States in 2015.<\/p>\n Cameroon receiving Mi-24s<\/a> | 19 February 2016 | Defenceweb<\/p>\n Cameroon has apparently received the first of two refurbished Mi-24 attack helicopters from Russia, as part of an order for six.<\/p>\n French PM pledges more military support for Sahel to fight insurgents<\/a> | 20 February 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Saturday pledged greater military assistance to the former French colony of Burkina Faso and other countries in the Sahel region in the face of a growing Islamist insurgency.<\/p>\n Dans l’oeil du cyclone, veill\u00e9e d’armes \u00e9lectorale<\/a> | 2 January 2016 | QuestionChine.net<\/p>\n A la mi-d\u00e9cembre, l\u2019ex\u00e9cutif am\u00e9ricain a donn\u00e9 son feu vert \u00e0 un projet de ventes d\u2019\u00e9quipements militaires \u00e0 Ta\u00efwan en 2016, d\u2019une valeur totale de 1,83 Mds de $ dont l\u2019essentiel est compos\u00e9 de 2 fr\u00e9gates lance-missiles de la classe Perry (premi\u00e8res mises en service il y plus de 40 ans), d\u2019un syst\u00e8me de gestion rapide de donn\u00e9es informatiques, de missiles anti-chars, de v\u00e9hicules d\u2019assaut amphibies et de canons anti-a\u00e9riens \u00e0 tir rapide, adaptables sur des navires de combat.<\/p>\n Canada: pol\u00e9mique autour d’un contrat d’armes avec l’Arabie saoudite<\/a> | 6 January 2016 | i24news<\/p>\n Le gouvernement canadien est sous le feu des critiques \u00e0 la suite de la signature d’un contrat d’armes de 15 milliards de dollars avec l’Arabie saoudite, en d\u00e9pit des protestations internationales apr\u00e8s l’ex\u00e9cution de 47 personnes dont le chef religieux chiite Nimr al-Nimr samedi 2 janvier \u00e0 Ryad.<\/p>\n Elbit Systems Joint Venture in Brazil, Harpia Sistemas, to be Wound Up<\/a> | 6 January 2016 | Elbit Systems | IHS Jane’s<\/p>\n Elbit Systems Ltd., announced today, that a decision has been made to wind up the activities of Harpia Sistemas S.A. (Harpia), a joint venture in Brazil, of Elbit Systems subsidiary AEL Sistemas S.A , owned in conjunction with Embraer Defesa e Seguranca and Avibras Divis\u00e3o A\u00e9rea e Naval S.A. Harpia was formed in September 2011 in order to explore the unmanned aerial vehicles market. The decision for partnership wind – up occurred amicably given the current budget constraints in Brazil.<\/p>\n Contracts For 6 januari 2016<\/a> | 6 January 2016 | U.S. Department of Defense<\/p>\n AM General, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $24,965,954 modification (P00012) to foreign military sales (Iraq) contract W56HZV-15-C-0155 for 120 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.<\/p>\n Missing U.S. Missile Shows Up in Cuba<\/a> | 7 January 2016 | Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n An inert U.S. Hellfire missile sent to Europe for training purposes was wrongly shipped from there to Cuba in 2014, said people familiar with the matter, a loss of sensitive military technology that ranks among the worst-known incidents of its kind.<\/p>\n Boeing reports 3% increase in defence deliveries in 2015<\/a> | 7 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Industry<\/p>\n The Boeing Company has announced a small rise in the number of major military platforms it delivered during 2015.<\/p>\n Ottawa a aid\u00e9 \u00e0 la vente d’\u00e9quipement militaire au Kowe\u00eft et aux EAU<\/a> | 14 January 2016 | 98,5 fm<\/p>\n L’arm\u00e9e canadienne a acquiesc\u00e9 \u00e0 trois demandes depuis 2012 pour fournir un v\u00e9hicule blind\u00e9 l\u00e9ger (VBL) et un \u00e9quipage au secteur priv\u00e9 canadien afin de faire des d\u00e9monstrations de mat\u00e9riel militaire dans deux pays voisins de l’Arabie saoudite.<\/p>\n Ottawa can\u2019t reveal arms-export numbers<\/a> | 15 January 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n The federal government cannot tell Canadians how many applications to export weapons and military technology have been rejected in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n John Kerry Hires New Arms Sales Gatekeeper at State Dept.<\/a> | 19 January 2016 | Foreign Policy<\/p>\n Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped one of Congress\u2019s longest serving overseers of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to become the State Department\u2019s new gatekeeper of arms sales to foreign countries.<\/p>\n Ottawa could stop Saudi arms deal if human rights situation worsens<\/a> | 20 January 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n The Trudeau government says it reserves the right to suspend or cancel exports in the controversial $15-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia if events warrant, a shift in message after weeks of framing the contract as a done deal. Prepared remarks released by Foreign Affairs Minister St\u00e9phane Dion\u2019s main spokesman on Wednesday suggest the Liberals want to demonstrate they are mindful of the scrutiny of Canada\u2019s largest military export contract as Saudi Arabia\u2019s standing in world opinion declines.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s weapons exports grew more than 89 per cent under Harper<\/a> | 20 January 2016 | iPolitics<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s arms exports shot up while Prime Minister Stephen Harper\u2019s Conservative government was in office, fuelled by higher sales to countries like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Mexico and Austria, an analysis by iPolitics has found.<\/p>\n US clears more weapons for Iraqi F-16s<\/a> | 20 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The US State Department has approved the sale of over 16,000 bombs and missiles for Iraq’s Lockheed Martin F-16 multirole fighters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 20 January.<\/p>\n Third Super Puma helicopter delivered to Bolivia<\/a> | 21 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The third Airbus Helicopters AS332C1e Super Puma ordered by the Bolivian Government arrived at Cochabamba International Airport on 21 January.<\/p>\n The Saudi arms deal: What we\u2019ve learned so far, and what could happen next<\/a> | 26 January 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n In 2014, Ottawa struck a $15-billion deal to sell military vehicles to Saudi Arabia. Critics are worried the Saudis would use them to crush dissent at home \u2013 which could put Canada in violation of its arms-trading rules.<\/p>\n Facebook verbietet Nutzern Waffenhandel<\/a> | 30 January 2016 | Spiegel Online<\/p>\n Facebook dient Nutzern offenbar vermehrt zur Anbahnung von Waffenk\u00e4ufen. Das will das soziale Netzwerk nun \u00e4ndern: K\u00fcnftig sind solche Gesch\u00e4fte nicht mehr gestattet.<\/p>\n Un a\u00f1o de prisi\u00f3n preventiva contra militares acusados de tr\u00e1fico ilegal de armas de fuego<\/a> | 3 February 2016 | El nuevo diario<\/p>\n El Tribunal de Atenci\u00f3n Permanente impuso un a\u00f1o de prisi\u00f3n como medida de coerci\u00f3n a seis de siete militares acusados de ingresar al pa\u00eds unas 220 armas de fuego con apariencia l\u00edcita.<\/p>\n La industria militar de M\u00e9xico busca la autosuficiencia a cien a\u00f1os de su creaci\u00f3n<\/a> | 3 February 2016 | Infodefensa<\/p>\n A cien a\u00f1os de haber sido creada, la industria militar mexicana busca la autosuficiencia en la producci\u00f3n de armas, cohetes aire-tierra, municiones y aeronaves. As\u00ed lo dio a conocer el secretario de la Defensa Nacional, general Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, en el marco de las celebraciones por el centenario. El objetivo de reducir costos, as\u00ed como la independencia del extranjero, se pretenden alcanzar para el a\u00f1o 2018.<\/p>\n Contracts For 4 februari 2016<\/a> | 4 February 2016 | U.S. Department of Defense<\/p>\n General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $15,944,272 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales contract (Egypt) with options for technical services supporting domestic Egyptian M1A1 production.<\/p>\n Raids on military and police arms warehouses in Venezuela increase the armed capacity of organised crime groups<\/a> | 8 February 2016 | IHS Jane’s Country Risk Daily Report<\/p>\n Gunmen took a police station by assault on 8 February in the locality of San Pedro in Los Teques, the capital of the state of Miranda. The gang stole 10 Glock 9mm pistols and a shotgun.<\/p>\n Saudi arms deal exempt from global treaty, Ottawa says<\/a> | 9 February 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s controversial $15-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia will be exempt from a global arms trade treaty that the Trudeau Liberals promised they would sign if they won office, Foreign Affairs Minister St\u00e9phane Dion\u2019s department says.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s all about human rights in the Middle East, unless you want to buy our military vehicles<\/a> | 10 February 2016 | National Post<\/p>\n If you thought the federal government\u2019s newly revealed mission against the Islamic State (ISIL) was incoherent, you won\u2019t like its policy on selling military equipment to Saudi Arabia. During the election campaign, the Liberals promised that, if elected, they would have Canada sign the Arms Trade Treaty, an international agreement achieved in 2014, which restricts weapons sales to countries that violate human rights.<\/p>\n Saudi arms deal reflects Liberals’ mindset<\/a> | 15 February 2016 | Ottawa Citizen<\/p>\n Aside from the contortionist reasoning and the cognitive dissonance, it\u2019s all so simple. The Liberal government supports a certain arms trade treaty. The government\u2019s top advisers and party veterans have criticized a certain arms deal. This makes sense: the arms deal has Canada selling combat vehicles to Saudi Arabia, which could violate the principles of the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty, which tries to keep weapons away from human rights abusers, which would all damage Canada\u2019s international reputation, which Liberals just can\u2019t have.<\/p>\n General Atomics confirme les MQ-9 Reaper pour l’Espagne<\/a> | 18 February 2016 | Le Journal de l’Aviation<\/p>\n L’Espagne va bien acqu\u00e9rir des drones MALE MQ-9 Reaper pour ses missions ISR. Le contrat FMS (Foreign military sale), notifi\u00e9 par l’agence am\u00e9ricaine d’exportation d’armement en octobre 2015, a \u00e9t\u00e9 confirm\u00e9 par General Atomics le 17 f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\n Pentagon, CIA Chiefs Don\u2019t Think Russia Will Abide by Syria Cease-Fire<\/a> | 23 February 2016 | Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n President Barack Obama\u2019s top military and intelligence advisers, convinced Russia won\u2019t abide by a cease-fire in Syria, are pushing for ways to increase pressure on Moscow, including expanding covert military assistance for some rebels now taking a pounding from Russian airstrikes.<\/p>\n Hillary Clinton freute sich \u00fcber F-15-Deal mit Saudi-Arabien<\/a> | 23 February 2016 | RT Deutsch<\/p>\n Zu Weihnachten 2011 freute sich Hillary Clinton \u00fcber ein besonderes Geschenk. Ein hoher saudischer Beamter best\u00e4tigte einen riesigen Waffendeal mit den USA. Sein Name: Salman al-Saud \u2013 der heutige K\u00f6nig der \u00d6lmonarchie. Mit den damals verhandelten Kampfflugzeugen zerst\u00f6rt Saudi-Arabien heute den Jemen. Die UNO sprt von Kriegsverbrechen. The Intercept ver\u00f6ffentlicht Clintons E-Mails.<\/p>\n Boeing and Northrop Grumman Team Up to Protect Airplanes From Missiles<\/a> | 28 February 2016 | The Motley Fool<\/p>\n Around the world, the use of cheap and deadly shoulder-launched infrared guided missiles is “growing in popularity among terrorist groups and in third world countries.” So warns Northrop Grumman. Lucky for flyers, though, Northrop Grumman has a solution to this threat: Directional Infra-Red Counter-Measures for on-plane missile defense.<\/p>\n UAE to get 12 more HIMARSs<\/a> | 3 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will get another 12 Lockheed Martin M142 High Mobility Artillery rocket Systems (HIMARSs) under a USD143 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 December.<\/p>\n India, France smooth out Rafale deal<\/a> | 4 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n India has completed all negotiations and formalities to procure 36 Dassault Rafale fighters in flyaway condition and delivered all documentation related to the purchase to Paris on New Year’s Eve, official sources have said.<\/p>\n Handelspartner Saudi-Arabien: Gutes Gesch\u00e4ft zu jedem Preis?<\/a> | 6 January 2016 | Handelsblatt<\/p>\n Saudi-Arabien ist ein gesch\u00e4tzter Handelspartner europ\u00e4ischer L\u00e4nder und den USA. Doch nun zwingt der Konflikt zwischen Teheran und Riad die Partner dazu, ihre Haltung zu \u00fcberdenken. Unsere Korrespondenten berichten.<\/p>\n Otokar’s Cobra II 4×4 receives its first orders<\/a> | 6 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Otokar has received its first two orders for its Cobra II 4×4 armoured tactical vehicle, the company has announced.<\/p>\n Georgia ratifies loan agreement for new air defence systems<\/a> | 6 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Missiles & Rockets<\/p>\n Georgia’s Parliament has ratified a five-year multimillion euro loan agreement with France’s Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale financial and banking services group that will enable Tbilisi to acquire an unspecified number of air-defence systems under contracts signed with ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) and MBDA in June\/July 2015.<\/p>\n Riyadh renews bid for further defence collaboration with Pakistan<\/a> | 7 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia appears to have renewed an earlier bid for wider defence collaboration with Pakistan as the desert kingdom remains locked in a military campaign against the Houthi militia in Yemen, Pakistani government officials and Western diplomats have told IHS Jane’s .<\/p>\n Defense Ministry Seal Can Make or Break Israeli Arms Exporters<\/a> | 8 January 2016 | Haaretz<\/p>\n The Israeli defense establishment sends foreign clients dozens of letters every year attesting to the quality of Israeli-made weapons, giving the country\u2019s arms exporters a key advantage over foreign competitors. The Defense Ministry\u2019s International Defense Cooperation Directorate, better known by its Hebrew acronym Sibat, sends letters signed by the agency\u2019s chief confirming that the weapons were tested by Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n Indian pressure stalls Pakistani JF-17 sale to Sri Lanka<\/a> | 10 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Diplomatic and political pressure by India is believed to have stalled Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) plans to procure JF-17 Thunder fighters from Pakistan, which the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) developed jointly with China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC).<\/p>\n Myanmar expands defence industrial production capabilities<\/a> | 10 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Industry<\/p>\n Myanmar’s defence industrial capabilities are expected to be boosted by the acquisition of five heavy manufacturing facilities owned by the country’s Ministry of Industry, local media has reported.<\/p>\n New Saudi LAVs to come with Cockerill turrets<\/a> | 10 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n More details of Saudi Arabia’s multi-billion dollar armoured vehicle order have emerged, indicating it includes fire support and infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) variants of the General Dynamics Lands Systems (GDLS) 8×8 Light Armored Vehicle (LAV).<\/p>\n Afghanistan orders additional MD 530F helos<\/a> | 11 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Afghanistan has ordered a further 12 MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior (‘Jengi’ [Warrior]) light attack platforms to add to the 16 it currently fields, the company announced on 11 January.<\/p>\n Rheinmetall reveals Thai air-defence contract<\/a> | 11 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Germany’s Rheinmetall has announced it has secured a contract from the Royal Thai Army (RTA) for four Skyguard air-defence systems.<\/p>\n Zu teuer und zu sp\u00e4te Lieferung: Saudis lehnen US-Angebot f\u00fcr Kriegsschiffe ab<\/a> | 12 January 2016 | Contra Magazin<\/p>\n Da die Zeiten des \u00fcberm\u00e4\u00dfigen Geldflusses vor\u00fcber sind und Riad sparen muss, had die Saudi-F\u00fchrung den Kauf von vier Fregatten nun abgelehnt. Sie seien zu teuer und die Lieferzeit w\u00e4re zu lange, so die Begr\u00fcndung.<\/p>\n New guided artillery rocket to enter Israeli service<\/a> | 13 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n A new guided artillery rocket called the Romah will soon be declared operational by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), IHS Jane’s has learned.<\/p>\n Japan reveals details of joint missile project with UK<\/a> | 13 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The recently announced joint Japan-UK programme to develop a new air-to-air missile will be supported by a successfully conducted project to integrate Japanese seeker technologies into MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has revealed to IHS Jane’s .<\/p>\n Indonesia and Denmark to pursue industry collaboration<\/a> | 14 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Indonesia and Denmark are discussing a potential defence industrial collaboration programme featuring the co-production of naval vessels and accompanying mission systems, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Jakarta has said.<\/p>\n Western Powers Protect Arms Markets Ignoring Civilian Killings<\/a> | 14 January 2016 | Inter Press Service | AllAfrica<\/p>\n The West continues its strong political and military support to one of its longstanding allies in the Middle East – Saudi Arabia – despite withering criticism of the kingdom’s battlefield excesses in the ongoing war in neighbouring Yemen.<\/p>\n Meet China\u2019s Killer Drones<\/a> | 14 January 2016 | Foreign Policy<\/p>\n From Iraq to Nigeria, countries looking for cheap, armed drones are increasingly turning to China \u2014 and leaving the United States behind.<\/p>\n L’Arabie saoudite lorgne sur le char fran\u00e7ais Leclerc<\/a> | 15 January 2016 | Le Point<\/p>\n Le pays pourrait acqu\u00e9rir “plusieurs centaines de chars” fran\u00e7ais Leclerc. Le contrat repr\u00e9senterait plusieurs centaines de millions d’euros.<\/p>\n Le Hezbollah pourrait attaquer des navires isra\u00e9liens avec des missiles russes<\/a> | 16 January 2016 | i24news<\/p>\n La Syrie poss\u00e8de des missiles russes Yakhont, et il semblerait que cette arme soit \u00e9galement tomb\u00e9e entre les mains du Hezbollah, selon un officier de la marine isra\u00e9lienne, a rapport\u00e9 le Jerusalem Post.<\/p>\n First four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Afghanistan<\/a> | 17 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Four Embraer\/Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft destined for service with the Afghan Air Force (AAF) arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on 15 January.<\/p>\n Iran Plans Huge Arms Deals With Russia<\/a> | 17 February 2016 | Sputnik News<\/p>\n On February 15-16, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan was on an official visit to Moscow. He held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu as well as Russian presidential aide Vladimir Kozhin and Deputy Premier Dmitry Rogozin.<\/p>\n Turkey invites Indonesia to cooperate in defense industry<\/a> | 18 January 2016 | Antara News<\/p>\n Turkey has invited Indonesia to cooperate in the defense industry and arms equipment domains by involving strategic partners in the country.<\/p>\n China Is Suddenly a Leading Exporter of Armed Drones<\/a> | 18 January 2016 | World Politics Review<\/p>\n With a regularity almost approaching that of the tides, there has recently been a frenzy of fevered pronouncements about China becoming a major arms exporter\u2014and perhaps even giving serious competition to the traditionally front-running United States. Most of this is hype, but there is some truth to all the mania.<\/p>\n South Korean defence exports over USD3 billion in 2015<\/a> | 18 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Industry<\/p>\n South Korea secured defence exports worth USD3.49 billion in 2015, a slight decrease against sales in 2014 but the third year in succession that the value of international sales has exceeded USD3 billion.<\/p>\n China gears up for aero-engine sector consolidation<\/a> | 19 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n China’s aero-engine industry is reportedly gearing up for consolidation as part of continuing efforts to bridge long-standing capability gaps.<\/p>\n Liban : le contrat d’armement franco-saoudien bloqu\u00e9 par Riyad<\/a> | 19 January 2016 | Le Monde<\/p>\n Officiellement, tout va bien : \u00ab Ce contrat se d\u00e9roule de fa\u00e7on tout \u00e0 fait normale, les discussions ont repris normalement fin 2015, la prochaine livraison aura lieu au printemps. \u00bb Selon l\u2019entourage du ministre fran\u00e7ais de la d\u00e9fense, la fourniture de mat\u00e9riels aux Forces arm\u00e9es libanaises, ou contrat \u00ab Donas \u00bb, financ\u00e9 par un don de l\u2019Arabie saoudite, est bien sur les rails. Pourtant, alors qu\u2019elle est gel\u00e9e depuis avril 2015, date d\u2019une premi\u00e8re livraison partielle, cette vente de 2,3 milliards d\u2019euros est loin d\u2019avoir repris un cours normal.<\/p>\n Kuwaiti air force commander confirms intention to buy Super Hornets<\/a> | 20 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Kuwait Air Force commander Major General Abdullah al-Foudari confirmed to Reuters on 21 January that his service still intends to acquire Boeing F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet multirole fighters.<\/p>\n China’s AVIC pledges to expand international presence through acquisitions<\/a> | 21 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n State-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has pledged to expand its international presence through acquisitions during China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).<\/p>\n China’s NORINCO implements new export regime to curb weapons proliferation<\/a> | 21 January 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Industry<\/p>\n One of China’s biggest military manufacturers, China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO), has announced the implementation of a new export regime to curb weapons proliferation.<\/p>\nArms Trade Treaty<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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