This edition of IPIS\u2019 Arms Trade Bulletin highlights two international arms transfers that continue to create a stir in arms-related media coverage. These are namely, the Heckler & Koch arms deal with Mexico \u2013 inquiry into which has seen German journalists fall into the cross hairs of prosecuting authorities \u2013, and the Franco-Saudi-Lebanese arms deal.<\/p>\n
Mimicking the Turkish handling of journalists investigating illegal arms deals, German authorities are exhibiting an equally disturbing take on press freedom. The Stuttgart public prosecutor\u2019s office has targeted several journalists for allegedly leaking ‘confidential information’ in the Heckler & Koch scandal. Here, the journalists in question had exposed the delivery of G36 assault rifles to certain states in Mexico<\/a> in circumvention of Germany\u2019s arms export laws. German regulations prohibit transfers to these states due to the high human rights risks in these localities. The accusations that lie at the heart of this scandal are based on internal documents from Heckler & Koch as well as from federal government ministries. \u201cThe documents suggest the German government may have colluded with H&K to circumvent its own export controls<\/a>\u201d. Whilst several newspapers have also reported on criminal charges brought against Heckler & Koch employees, including membership of a criminal organization, it would seem that no charges are currently being brought against those Federal ministry officials implicated. IPIS\u2019s own request to consult the indictment has been denied by the regional court of Stuttgart.<\/p>\n The illegality of strikes and humanitarian catastrophy unfolding in the Yemeni conflict have seemingly had no influence on arms sales to the Middle East (business as usual, then). Indeed, April saw the Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung report that the Swiss government has now lifted its own ban on arms exports to the Middle East following pressure from industry. Other countries exporting military equipment to the Saudi led coalition include: the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa and France. It is diffcult to concieve of how these countries can still justify their authorisation of arms exports to Saudi Arabia in the face of overwhelming evidence of abuses committed with these weapons in Yemen.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, French and Saudi authorities have found a particularly unscrupulous and convenient way to sidestep relevant export controls seeking to ameliorate the adverse impacts of arms deliveries on Yemen\u2019s population. Within the framework of a three-party deal, France has authorised the delivery of $3 billion of arms to the Lebanese army and $1 billion to the Lebanese internal security service \u2013 a deal financed by Saudi Arabia<\/a>. The complex arrangement \u2013 known as DONAS (\u201cdonation Arabie Saoudite<\/em>\u201d) \u2013 involves 50 French companies in total<\/a>, including Renault Trucks, Panhard and Nexter Systems. A first weapons shipment was delivered on 20 April 2015. Official sources<\/a> state that this delivery contained dozens of armoured combat vehicles, half a dozen armed transport helicopters, artillery equipment such as CAESAR systems and 48 MILAN missiles<\/a>. Further shipments under the deal have however suffered various delays and setbacks, including the news on 9 February 2016 that Saudia Arabia had “suspended” aid to Lebanon<\/a> under DONAS. If media reports<\/a> are well founded, chances are that arms deliveries will nevertheless contiune to go ahead regardless.<\/p>\n In a hearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French Parliament on 16 February 2016, the French ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bertrand Besancenot, reassured the committee that Saudi Arabia had provided guarantees<\/a> that it would, if necessary, acquire the weapons itself. If Saudi Arabia does indeed claim these weapons for its own use, it must be asked whether such a change in destination would conform with the requirements of the original export authorisation issued by France. Indeed, was this change of destination already envisaged in the original DONAS contract signed by the parties? This is certainly a state of affairs suggested by Ambassador Besancenot in addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee and hinting at certain contractual clauses that would allow the weapons to be reallocated to the Saudi military<\/a>. If this is correct, one might ask whether the original export risk assessment required under French export control procedures incuded an assessment of Saudi Arabia as a possible end destination instead of Lebanon. If not, a new risk assessment will be needed before authorising the delivery of the weapons to Saudi Arabia. If, by contrast, a possible change of destination was not provided for in the original DONAS contract, a new risk assessment for this new destination will in any case need to be undertaken.<\/p>\n Public and parliamentary debate in France since the Saudis called off the DONAS deal suggests a specific motive behind France\u2019s desire to maintain it: furtherance of the economic interests of the French government and French companies. Certainly, it does not appear to be motivated by any genuine desire to assit in strengthening the Lebanese army. This suspicion is supported by the allegation that French weapons delivered to Lebanon last year did not really match the Lebanese military’s needs<\/a>. Thus, upholding the deal at any price seems to be the predominant concern, irrespective of who the recipient might be and what they might use the arms for. Here, issues of legality and a prudent approach to regional peace and security take second place. Notably, any delivery to Saudi Arabia would requre an assessment of the possible use of those weapons in Saudi operations in Yemen, where violations of international humanitarian and human rights law have been widely documented. Indeed, when the DONAS agreement was concluded in November 2014, the conflict in Yemen and Saudi Arabian participation in it had not yet begun. As such, it would seem that an export assessment taking into account these developments has not yet been \u2013 though certainly needs to be \u2013 undertaken.<\/p>\n Regeln f\u00fcr Roboter – die R\u00fcstungskontrolle braucht Deutschlands Unterst\u00fctzung<\/a> | 29 April 2016 | EurActiv.de<\/p>\n W\u00e4hrend die internationale R\u00fcstungskontrolle insgesamt an Unterst\u00fctzung verliert, fordern neue Technologien verst\u00e4rkte Aufmerksamkeit. Im Rahmen der VN-Waffenkonvention beraten Staaten nun \u00fcber die Regulierung von autonomen Robotern. Anja Dahlmann und Marcel Dickow kennen die Hintergr\u00fcnde.<\/p>\n Mauritius ratifies Arms Trade Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions<\/a> | 1 March 2016 | ICRC<\/p>\n Mauritius ratified the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in 2015. While the country is unlikely to experience the consequences of armed conflict, Mauritius has displayed its support for international humanitarian law (IHL) by ratifying this IHL instrument. Devendre Gopaul, chairperson of the Mauritius National IHL Committee, explains why Mauritius is so advanced in the IHL process.<\/p>\n Kelly leads call for prohibition of federal funds supporting United Nations Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| 22 March 2016 | Ripon Advance News<\/p>\n U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) called on members of the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday to prohibit federal funding that supports the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in appropriations bills.<\/p>\n The Arms Trade Treaty inquiry<\/a> | 15 April 2016 | Committees on Arms Export Controls | UK Parliament<\/p>\n The Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) launch an inquiry into the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons. The inquiry looks at the impact that the treaty has had on the arms trade and how it could be made more effective. The Committees also examine how the UK has applied the treaty to its defence exports and the effect this has had.<\/p>\n Benin to ratify Arms Trade Treaty<\/a> | 27 April 2016 | Shanghai Daily<\/p>\n Benin’s Parliament on Tuesday passed a resolution authorizing the government to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that was adopted in New York on 28 maart 2013.<\/p>\n Egyptian Parliament Approves Defence Loan Agreement with France<\/a> | 3 March 2016 | African Defence<\/p>\n Egypt\u2019s new \u200eparliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a defence loan agreement \u200ewith France, aiming to boost \u200ethe powers of the former country\u2019s armed forces. A parliamentary report explained that the agreement is between Egypt\u2019s \u200edefence ministry and a number of French banks led by Credit Agricole for Companies and Investment.<\/p>\n Les \u00ab belles affaires \u00bb des trafiquants d’armes et de drogues sur les navires battant pavillon togolais<\/a> | 8 March 2016 | iciLome<\/p>\n Le drapeau togolais est-il devenu un label pour toutes sortes de trafics en haute mer ? C\u2019est une question qu\u2019on peut d\u00e9sormais l\u00e9gitimement se poser au vu des multiples cas d\u2019arraisonnement de navires togolais enregistr\u00e9s ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es avec \u00e0 leur bord drogues, armes ou migrants clandestins. Le dernier remonte au dimanche 28 f\u00e9vrier dernier.<\/p>\n Four-week National Survey on illicit arms begins in Anambra state<\/a> | 9 March 2016 | Daily Post (Nigeria)<\/p>\n Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) has commenced four weeks national survey in Anambra State as part of its mandate to curtail proliferation of illicit small Arms and Light Weapon in Nigeria.<\/p>\n 35 pays africains utilisent des \u00e9quipements militaires chinois, selon un think tank londonien<\/a> | 9 March 2016 | Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS)<\/p>\n 35 pays africains utilisent actuellement des \u00e9quipements militaires chinois, selon un rapport sur les capacit\u00e9s des diverses puissances militaires dans le monde publi\u00e9 le 2 mars par l’Institut international des \u00e9tudes strat\u00e9giques (IISS).<\/p>\n Egypt Buys Mistrals \u2013 Kitting Out With KA-52 & KA-52K<\/a> | 18 March 2016 | Defense Industry Daily<\/p>\n Negotiations between Russia and Egypt over communications equipment external link for the Egyptian Navy\u2019s two new Mistral-class helicopter carriers is progressing well. The French made vessels initially intended for Russia had several armament, command-and-control, navigation systems, as well as radio and electronic equipment taken out in accordance with the terms of the cancellation of the sale.<\/p>\n Programme EDA, de nouveaux armements pour les FAR<\/a> | 24 March 2016 | M\u00e9dias 24<\/p>\n 240 Humvee et camions lourds, ainsi que 5.500 mitrailleurs lourds viennent d\u2019\u00eatre c\u00e9d\u00e9s \u00e0 titre de dons \u00e0 l\u2019arm\u00e9e marocaine dans le cadre du programme \u00e9tasunien Excess Defense Articles (EDA). Ces armements contribuent au renforcement de la logistique des FAR en termes d\u2019\u00e9quipements lourds et l\u00e9gers. Ils am\u00e9liorent \u00e9galement la performance militaire des postes de surveillance des fronti\u00e8res, notamment au niveau de la ceinture de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au Sahara.<\/p>\n Algeria to get dual-control Mi-28 helicopters<\/a> | 21 March 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n The Mil Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters that Algeria has ordered will have dual controls, the Interfax news agency cited a source in Russia’s arms export structures as saying on 18 March.<\/p>\n L’Egypte rach\u00e8terait de l’armement fran\u00e7ais<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Le Monde<\/p>\n L\u2019histoire se r\u00e9p\u00e8te. En f\u00e9vrier 2015, l\u2019Egypte ouvrait le carnet de commandes des exportations d\u2019armement fran\u00e7ais en \u00e9tant le premier pays \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir des Rafale. Cette ann\u00e9e, Le Caire serait sur le point de faire de m\u00eame, cette fois dans le naval et le spatial. Mercredi 23 mars, La Tribune \u00e9voquait sur son site Internet l\u2019achat de quatre bateaux et d\u2019un satellite de t\u00e9l\u00e9communications pour un montant global avoisinant le milliard d\u2019euros. Ces contrats pourraient \u00eatre annonc\u00e9s lors de la visite dans le pays de Fran\u00e7ois Hollande le 16 avril.<\/p>\n Le Maroc renforce le contr\u00f4le des exportations<\/a> | 4 April 2016 | Le360.ma<\/p>\n Le Maroc est en train de blinder sa l\u00e9gislation nationale pour lutter contre la prolif\u00e9ration des armes de destruction massive. Pour commencer, les exportations des produits \u00e0 double usage (civil et militaire) seront soumises \u00e0 un s\u00e9v\u00e8re contr\u00f4le.<\/p>\n Selon des experts de l’ONU, Guillaume Soro et les FN ont viol\u00e9 l’embargo sur les armes<\/a> | 5 April 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n Dans leur dernier rapport, le groupe des experts de l’ONU sur la C\u00f4te d’Ivoire affirme que le pr\u00e9sident de l’Assembl\u00e9e nationale, Guillaume Soro, et l’ex-r\u00e9bellion des Forces nouvelles qu’il dirigeait ont profit\u00e9 de la crise post\u00e9lectorale de 2010-2011 pour acqu\u00e9rir plusieurs centaines de tonnes d’armements.<\/p>\n Algeria Increases Order of Russian-made Mi-28 Helos to 42<\/a> | 7 April 2016 | Defense News<\/p>\n The Algerian Air Force (AAF) has ramped up its order of Russian-made Mi-28NE “Night Hunter” attack helicopters from the eight initially reported in January to 42, the Russian-language newspaper RIA-Novosti reported.<\/p>\n Nigeria To Buy Attack Helicopters From South Africa<\/a> | 7 April 2016 | Leadership<\/p>\n The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, yesterday disclosed that the Nigerian army might soon procure the South Africa (SA) made Rooivalk attack helicopters or any other deemed okay for the full take off of the newly introduced Army Aviation Corps.<\/p>\n Namibia violates UN sanctions against North Korea<\/a> | 15 April 2016 | Mail & Guardian<\/p>\n The Namibian army has been exposed for violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea since 2006, severely denting Namibia\u2019s international reputation as an exemplary African government. President Hage Geingob, in his recent State of the Nation address to parliament, defended Namibia\u2019s ties with North Korea, claiming their soldiers fought alongside Swapo during the liberation struggle years.<\/p>\n La France soutient l’Egypte en d\u00e9pit de la r\u00e9pression<\/a> | 15 April 2016 | Amnesty International France (Communiqu\u00e9 de presse)<\/p>\n La visite de Fran\u00e7ois Hollande le 18 avril en \u00c9gypte devrait s\u2019accompagner de la signature de nouveaux contrats d\u2019armement. Les ventes d\u2019armes fran\u00e7aises en Egypte qui ont toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 relativement importantes, sont en hausse depuis deux ans.<\/p>\n South Africa confirms joint military venture with Saudis<\/a> | 16 April 2016 | TMG Digital | Sowetan Live<\/p>\n The Presidency has confirmed that South Africa is involved in a joint military venture with Saudia Arabia. It has also confirmed that President Jacob Zuma attended the opening of a military facility during his recent visit to the kingdom.<\/p>\n \u00ab Les armes fran\u00e7aises seront achet\u00e9es par l\u2019Egypte avec l\u2019argent des Saoudiens \u00bb par Kader Abderrahim, chercheur \u00e0 l\u2019Iris<\/a> | 18 April 2016 | La Croix<\/p>\n Le pr\u00e9sident Hollande est arriv\u00e9 au Caire avec beaucoup de choses \u00e0 vendre, notamment des armes. En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, elles seront achet\u00e9es par l\u2019\u00c9gypte avec l\u2019argent des Saoudiens. Car l\u2019\u00e9conomie \u00e9gyptienne est \u00e0 terre, avec l\u2019arr\u00eat de la manne touristique, du fait de la situation dans le pays. Par cette visite, la France se donne l\u2019illusion d\u2019\u00eatre toujours une grande puissance. Elle veut croire notamment qu\u2019elle peut influer r\u00e9gionalement sur le processus isra\u00e9lo-palestinien, que l\u2019on ne peut plus qualifier de processus \u00ab de paix \u00bb.<\/p>\n Critics dismiss South Africa corruption probe clearing arms deal<\/a> | 21 April 2016 | Daily Mail<\/p>\n A South African judicial inquiry clearing all government officials of corruption over a multi-billion dollar arms deal was greeted with scorn on Thursday by critics of President Jacob Zuma. “It’s a whitewash,” leading anti-arms-deal campaigner Terry Crawford-Browne told AFP. “It is very much as expected.”<\/p>\n Tunisia\u2019s Getting More Guns Than Democracy<\/a> | 21 April 2016 | Foreign Policy<\/p>\n In the early morning hours of March 7, dozens of Islamic State fighters appeared in the center of Ben Guerdane, an arid, roughshod Tunisian market town that serves as a smuggling hub with Libya. The Kalashnikov-wielding militants launched coordinated assaults on the local military barracks, a police station, and the headquarters of the National Guard…. The U.S. response has been to open the floodgates of military assistance to this small North African nation.<\/p>\n Egypt plans to buy Russian \u00abTigr\u00bb light armoured vehicle<\/a> | 22 April 2016 | Defence Blog<\/p>\n Egypt confirms plans to buy Russian \u00abTigr\u00bb light armoured vehicle. The delegation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Egypt expressed their interest in purchasing the latest version of Russian armored police car SBM VPK-233136 \u201cTiger\u201d; This week the Ministry of Interior delegation got acquainted with the possibilities of the machine in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.<\/p>\n Le Maroc pourrait acqu\u00e9rir l’avion de combat pakistanais JF17<\/a> | 24 April 2016 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n Le Maroc serait tr\u00e8s int\u00e9ress\u00e9 par l\u2019avion de combat Joint Fighter-17 (JF-17), fruit de la coop\u00e9ration entre la Chine et le Pakistan.<\/p>\n O\u00f9 va l’argent de l’aide militaire am\u00e9ricaine ?<\/a> | 24 April 2016 | African Manager<\/p>\n Les attentats successifs qui ont frapp\u00e9 la Tunisie en 2015 ont amen\u00e9 les \u00c9tats-Unis \u00e0 lui ouvrir les vannes de l\u2019aide militaire, selon le magazine bimensuel am\u00e9ricain \u00ab Foreign Policy \u00bb.<\/p>\n Alte Waffengesch\u00e4fte holen Zuma ein<\/a> | 29 April 2016 | Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung<\/p>\n S\u00fcdafrikas skandalumwittertem Pr\u00e4sidenten Jacob Zuma droht neues Ungemach: Nach einem Gerichtsentscheid k\u00f6nnten 783 Korruptionsvorw\u00fcrfe gegen Zuma neu untersucht werden.<\/p>\n Fin d’embargo C\u00f4te d’Ivoire – D\u00e9j\u00e0 une commande de 800 milliards de FCFA d’armes envisag\u00e9e<\/a> | 29 April 2016 | Connectionivoirienne.net<\/p>\n Le pouvoir d\u2019Abidjan voulait de la lev\u00e9e totale de l\u2019embargo sur les armes qui frappait le pays depuis 2004. Alassane Ouattara s\u2019y est mis \u00e0 fond en exer\u00e7ant les pressions n\u00e9cessaires sur la France qui a l\u2019initiative des r\u00e9solutions sur la C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. Depuis le jeudi 28 avril 2016, c\u2019est chose faite.<\/p>\n Venezuela activa el 43 Grupo de Artiller\u00eda y lo armar\u00e1 en mayo con lanzacohetes Norinco SR.5<\/a> | 2 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n El Comando de Infanter\u00eda de Marina de Venezuela ha activado el 43 Grupo de Artiller\u00eda Autopropulsado ‘Mariscal Juan Cris\u00f3stomo Falc\u00f3n’.<\/p>\n Fuerza A\u00e9rea Boliviana pag\u00f3 $us 40 millones por dos aviones chinos de $us 26 millones<\/a> | 3 March 2016 | eju.tv<\/p>\n La Fuerza A\u00e9rea Boliviana (FAB) desembols\u00f3 40 millones de d\u00f3lares en 2008 por la compra de dos aviones chinos que val\u00edan 26 millones. El paquete presentado por la fuerza castrense inclu\u00eda insumos, capacitaci\u00f3n de pilotos y otros \u00edtems que fueron cuestionados desde un principio.<\/p>\n The Times\u2019 Attempt to Exonerate Hillary Clinton\u2019s Role in Libya<\/a> | 3 March 2016 | Accuracy in Media<\/p>\n The Washington Post recently penned a major story on Hillary Clinton\u2019s leadership on the fate of Libya, integrating positive comments from an anonymous source in order to bolster her scandal-ridden reputation. Now The New York Times has followed suit, publishing an autopsy of what went wrong in Libya that extends over 12,000 words between its two parts.<\/p>\n La industria militar de M\u00e9xico se lanza a construir aviones de adiestramiento<\/a> | 7 March 2016 | La Jornada (San Luis)<\/p>\n En el centenario de su creaci\u00f3n, la industria militar puso en marcha un ambicioso proyecto: la construcci\u00f3n de aviones de adiestramiento para el Colegio del Aire y, en un plazo de 20 a\u00f1os, estar en condiciones de producir aviones de reacci\u00f3n (cazas) “de capacidades similares a los que existan en ese momento en el mundo”.<\/p>\n La Guardia Nacional de Venezuela adquirir\u00e1 equipos antimot\u00edn de \u00faltima generaci\u00f3n<\/a> | 8 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n La Guardia Nacional de Venezuela, cuarto componente militar de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, adquirir\u00e1 materiales y equipos antimot\u00edn de \u00faltima generaci\u00f3n, por 181.752.144 de bol\u00edvares (28,7 millones de d\u00f3lares). La informaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 contenidaen resoluci\u00f3n del Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa, publicada en la Gaceta Oficial de la Rep\u00fablica del 29 de febrero pasado.<\/p>\n Rheinmetall Oberndorf proporcionar\u00e1 ca\u00f1ones BK 27 a los Gripen brasile\u00f1os<\/a> | 9 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n Rheinmetall Oberndorf, despu\u00e9s de la selecci\u00f3n hecha por Saab, ha sido elegido para proporcionar su ca\u00f1\u00f3n autom\u00e1tico modelo BK27 de 27 mm para armar 88 unidades del avi\u00f3n Gripen NG. Este n\u00famero cubre 60 Gripen NG monoplazas suecos y los 28 ejemplares de un asiento del contrato brasile\u00f1o.<\/p>\n Top Paraguay Official Reveals Arms Trafficking Modus Operandi<\/a> | 10 March 2016 | Insightcrime.org<\/p>\n A raid on a weapons “supermarket” in Paraguay has led officials to offer details of the inner workings of the country’s arms trade, depicting a familiar mix of corruption, stolen military arms, and guns legally bought in the United States.<\/p>\n More family members plead in Cedar Rapids gun smuggling conspiracy<\/a> | 11 March 2016 | The Gazette<\/p>\n Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty in gun smuggling conspiracy<\/a> | 11 March 2016 | The Gazette<\/p>\n A Cedar Rapids man and his sister-in-law pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy charges involving smuggling guns hidden in shipping containers from Cedar Rapids to Lebanon.<\/p>\n KMW modernizar\u00e1 ocho blindados ‘Gepard’ del Ej\u00e9rcito de Brasil<\/a> | 11 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n La compa\u00f1\u00eda KMW anunci\u00f3 este mi\u00e9rcoles que modernizar\u00e1 ocho blindados antia\u00e9reos Gepard que ser\u00e1n utilizados por el Ej\u00e9rcito de Brasil para la defensa de las instalaciones de los Juegos Ol\u00edmpicos de Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n Mistake to sell fighter jets to Pakistan<\/a> | 12 March 2016 | Bowling Green Daily News<\/p>\n Pakistan has proven time after time that it plays both sides of the fence when it comes to its relationship with the United States and other countries that aren’t our allies. We can’t totally isolate Pakistan because it has helped us in the past with intelligence and other types of aid, but we certainly shouldn’t be in the business of selling the nation fighter planes.<\/p>\n The black hole of Pentagon foreign aid<\/a> | 15 March 2016 | The Hill<\/p>\n During Sunshine Week, Americans celebrate access to public information as a cornerstone of democratic accountability. Only by knowing what our government is spending, and what policies it is carrying out on our behalf, can we ensure that officials are upholding the letter and spirit of the law and the will of the electorate.<\/p>\n Why the Saudi arms deal is void<\/a> | 17 March 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defends<\/a> the $15-billion sale of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia on the basis that he must respect a contract signed by Canada\u2019s previous government. However, the contract is already void \u2013 because of crimes against humanity committed by Saudi-led forces in Yemen.<\/p>\n El Ministerio de Defensa de Argentina denuncia a funcionarios de Fabricaciones Militares<\/a> | 18 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n Argentina investiga un cargamento de armas supuestamente robado a f\u00e1brica militar ‘Fray Luis Beltr\u00e1n’<\/a> | 13 April 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n El ministro de Defensa, Julio Mart\u00ednez, present\u00f3 una denuncia penal el pasado 14 de marzo para que sean investigados los funcionarios responsables de unas serias irregularidades descubiertas en la f\u00e1brica militar ‘Fray Luis Beltr\u00e1n’ de la Direcci\u00f3n General de Fabricaciones Militares ubicada en Santa F\u00e9. Las anomal\u00edas fueron constatadas en una auditor\u00eda practicada en el establecimiento fabril, la cual fue ordenada por el titular del departamento de Defensa.<\/p>\n Vente de blind\u00e9s \u00e0 l’Arabie saoudite: l’Op\u00e9ration \u00abDroits blind\u00e9s\u00bb poursuit le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral<\/a> | 20 March 2016 | Al Huffington Post<\/p>\n Un groupe d’\u00e9tudiants en droit de l’Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al et le professeur Daniel Turp vont tra\u00eener le gouvernement Trudeau devant les tribunaux pour qu’il annule son lucratif contrat de v\u00e9hicules blind\u00e9s en Arabie saoudite.<\/p>\n President Obama’s Lesser-Known Legacy: “Arms Dealer in Chief”<\/a> | 23 March 2016 | Truth-out.org<\/p>\n Calls for stricter gun control are rather predictable, as the regularity of mass shootings has become a new norm within the United States. Laws regulating the purchase of firearms are now a fiercely debated issue and utilized to rally support on both sides of the political spectrum. Society has become mired in politically expedient catchphrases, such as “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims,” or “God isn’t fixing this.” These catchphrases allow politicians to feel politically active within the debate, yet remain conveniently distant from the heart of it.<\/p>\n Brasil escoge las torretas ‘Remax’ de Ares para sus blindados ‘Guarani’<\/a> | 23 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n El Ej\u00e9rcito de Brasil ha seleccionado la torreta Remax de dise\u00f1o nacional para armar los blindados intermedios del Proyecto Guaran\u00ed. Por el momento, las torretas,\u00a0fabricadas por Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa, se instalar\u00e1n en los 6×6 y en un futuro en los 4×4, mientras que los 8×8 montar\u00e1n tubos de 120 mm capaces de disparar misiles\u00a0anticarro.<\/p>\n Erik Prince in the Hot Seat. Blackwater\u2019s Founder Is Under Investigation for Money Laundering, Ties to Chinese Intel, and Brokering Mercenary Services<\/a> | 24 March 2016 | The Intercept<\/p>\n Erik Prince, founder of the now-defunct mercenary firm Blackwater and current chairman of Frontier Services Group, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies for attempting to broker military services to foreign governments and possible money laundering, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the case.<\/p>\n Last member of Cedar Rapids family accused in Lebanon gun smuggling conspiracy pleads guilty<\/a> | 25 March 2016 | The Gazette<\/p>\n The last family member charged with smuggling guns from Iowa to Lebanon pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court.<\/p>\n International gun smuggler arrested and charged at Dulles Airport<\/a> | 25 March 2016 | Fairfax Times<\/p>\n An alleged international gun smuggler named “Ghandi” who officials say sold weapons to terrorist-supporting countries was arrested and charged March 24 at Dulles International Airport.<\/p>\n Russian weaponry selling best in Latin America<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Latin America these days is one of the main markets for Russian defense industry products.<\/p>\n Rosoboronexport reiniciar\u00e1 la construcci\u00f3n de la f\u00e1brica de fusiles Kalashnikov en Venezuela<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n Rosoboronexport reiniciar\u00e1 el pr\u00f3ximo 1 de abril la construcci\u00f3n en Venezuela de las f\u00e1bricas de fusiles de asalto Kalashnikov AK-103 y de municiones, contratadas por el Gobierno de ese pa\u00eds en 2006. As\u00ed lo comunic\u00f3 Sergu\u00e9i Ladiguin, ejecutivo de esa corporaci\u00f3n estatal rusa en Santiago de Chile, donde asiste a la feria aeron\u00e1utica Fidae 2016.<\/p>\n Rusia concluir\u00e1 este a\u00f1o la entrega de los \u00faltimos lotes de armamento a Venezuela<\/a> | 31 March 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n Rusia concluir\u00e1 este a\u00f1o el cumplimiento de los contratos de suministro de armamento a Venezuela que fueron firmados en 2009, seg\u00fan ha informado el vicedirector del Servicio Federal de Cooperaci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica Militar, Anatoli Punchuk, en la feria chliena Fidae.<\/p>\n Rusia espera que Venezuela “reaccione” ante su oferta de suministro de 12 cazas Su-30<\/a> | 1 April 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n El conglomerado estatal ruso Rostec est\u00e1 a la espera de que el Gobierno de Venezuela responda a su oferta de suministro de 12 cazas Sukhoi Su-30. La noticia fue lanzada ayer por el subdirector del Servicio Federal de Cooperaci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica Militar (FSVTS) Anatoli Punchuk.<\/p>\n US should not arm the rebels<\/a> | 4 April 2016 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n When Henry Kissinger’s name was cited in a recent debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the reference immediately reopened cleavages of generations past. As she mentioned Kissinger among many voices she consults on foreign policy issues, Sanders emphatically riposted “he’s no friend of mine”, referencing Kissinger’s role in the illegal bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n Arms deal by Canadian firm violated international embargo<\/a> | 5 April 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n A new UN panel report says a shipment of armoured personnel carriers to Libya from a Canadian-owned company\u2019s Mideast facilities several years ago violated an international arms embargo \u2013 an incident that raises questions about how extensively Ottawa should be policing the defence and military trade conducted by its citizens abroad.<\/p>\n Panama Papers: Links revealed to spies and Iran-Contra affair<\/a> | 5 April 2016 | Irish Times<\/p>\n One day during his presidential re-election campaign in September 1996, Bill Clinton walked into a room in Westin Crown Center hotel in Kansas City. At stake was a quarter-million dollars in campaign fundraising. Clinton turned to his generous host, Farhad Azima, and led the guests in song.<\/p>\n Heckler & Koch to build new US Army sniper rifle<\/a> | 7 April 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Heckler & Koch has been awarded the US Army’s Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) with a potential USD44.5 million initial contract, according to a 1 April announcement.<\/p>\n P-8A patrol plane draws broad interest among US allies \u2013Pentagon<\/a> | 8 April 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n American allies including Norway and Singapore have expressed interest in acquiring Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane, Deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Work said on Friday ahead of visit by a British counterpart expected to focus on a proposed P-8A purchase.<\/p>\n Echo Papa Exposed. Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force<\/a> | 11 April 2016 | The Intercept<\/p>\n On a crisp Saturday in November 2014, a black Mercedes SUV pulled onto the tarmac of an Austrian specialty aviation company 30 miles south of Vienna. Employees of the firm, Airborne Technologies, which specialized in designing and equipping small aircraft with wireless surveillance platforms, had been ordered to work that weekend because one of the company\u2019s investors was scheduled to inspect their latest project.<\/p>\n La Fuerza A\u00e9rea de Venezuela recibe nueve aviones chinos Hogndu K-8W ‘Karakorum’<\/a> | 11 April 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n La Aviaci\u00f3n Militar de Venezuela recibi\u00f3 de manera oficial nueve aviones de entrenamiento\/ataque Hogndu K-8W Karakorum, adquiridos en China y que se suman a 15 unidades existentes del mismo modelo.<\/p>\n In rare move, a Senate Democrat takes aim at arms sales to Saudi Arabia<\/a> | 12 April 2016 | Washington Post<\/p>\n As Congress and the administration look for ways to contain Iran, one Democratic senator is launching a new effort to deny weapons to Tehran\u2019s chief rival in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n Dion quietly approved arms sale to Saudi Arabia in April<\/a> | 12 April 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n Canadian government ‘lied’ over $12bn arms sale to Saudi Arabia<\/a> | 13 April 2016 | The Guardian<\/p>\n Foreign Affairs Minister St\u00e9phane Dion has quietly issued export permits for the bulk of the shipments tied to a controversial $15-billion sale of combat vehicles to Saudi Arabia, a crucial green light for the deal that many thought had already been granted.<\/p>\n Russia may re-equip Bolivian army within next 10 years<\/a> | 12 April 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Russia and Bolivia plan to make contact in connection with the requests for reequipping the Bolivian Armed Forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca.<\/p>\n Dynamit Nobel Defence offers Panzerfaust 3 rocket launcher to Uruguay<\/a> | 13 April 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n Germany’s Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) has submitted an updated proposal for the long-delayed Uruguayan Army rocket launcher tender, offering the Panzerfaust 3 (Pzf 3) light anti-tank weapon system, a source told IHS Jane’s on 12 April.<\/p>\n Avibras presenta en la feria de Brasil la versi\u00f3n policial de su veh\u00edculo ‘Guar\u00e1’<\/a> | 13 April 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n La compa\u00f1\u00eda brasile\u00f1a Avibras Industria Aeroespacial realizar\u00e1 la presentaci\u00f3n oficial del prototipo del veh\u00edculo Guar\u00e1 4WS 4X4, en su versi\u00f3n para la Polic\u00eda, durante LAAD Security 2016, que tendr\u00e1 lugar entre el 12 y el 14 de abril en centro de convenci\u00f3n y exhibici\u00f3n Riocentro, en Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n Le gouvernement Trudeau approuve l’exportation des blind\u00e9s vers l’Arabie saoudite<\/a> | 14 April 2016 | ICI.Radio-Canada.ca<\/p>\n La vente controvers\u00e9e de blind\u00e9s l\u00e9gers canadiens \u00e0 l’Arabie saoudite a franchi une nouvelle \u00e9tape ce mois-ci. Le ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, St\u00e9phane Dion, a autoris\u00e9 la vente des v\u00e9hicules, vendredi dernier.<\/p>\n Canada: le gouvernement d\u00e9fend la vente d’armements \u00e0 l’Arabie saoudite<\/a> | 14 April 2016 | L’Orient-Le Jour<\/p>\n Le gouvernement canadien de Justin Trudeau, sous le feu des critiques de l’opposition et des d\u00e9fenseurs des droits de l’homme, a d\u00e9fendu mercredi sa d\u00e9cision d’autoriser des ventes d’armes \u00e0 l’Arabie saoudite.<\/p>\n Ce que le gouvernement ne vous dit pas sur les ventes d’armes<\/a> | 18 April 2016 | L’actualit\u00e9<\/p>\n Le minist\u00e8re des Affaires mondiales utilise l\u2019Indice de d\u00e9veloppement humain (IDH) des Nations unies pour classer les pays qui s\u2019approvisionnent au Canada. Mais cet indice ne prend pas en compte\u2026 les droits de l\u2019homme.<\/p>\n Opposition parties push Liberals to let committee probe arms trade<\/a> | 18 April 2016 | The Hill Times<\/p>\n As Liberal government officials stand by their much-criticized decision to honour a controversial arms deal with Saudi Arabia, some MPs are pushing for a parliamentary committee to examine the Canadian arms trade. But they\u2019ll need Liberal support to set it up. The NDP\u2019s foreign affairs critic, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Laverdi\u00e8re, intends to move to vote on the creation of an arms control subcommittee at Tuesday\u2019s foreign affairs committee meeting, her office confirmed to The Hill Times.<\/p>\n Iveco suministrar\u00e1 186 veh\u00edculos blindados al Ej\u00e9rcito de Brasil<\/a> | 19 April 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n Iveco ha ganado una concurso del Ej\u00e9rcito de Brasil para el suministro de 186 unidades de su veh\u00edculo blindado ligero LMV, que pasar\u00e1 a formar parte del proyecto Guaran\u00ed de mecanizaci\u00f3n de las fuerzas terrestres.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Liberal government finalizes $15 billion Saudi arms deal<\/a> | 20 April 2016 | World Socialist Web Site<\/p>\n In the latest example of the unbridled hypocrisy and prevarication that is the stock-in-trade of all parties in the Canadian parliament, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minister of foreign affairs, Stephane Dion, have been caught out lying shamelessly about Canada\u2019s $15 billion arms deal with the brutal, US-backed Saudi monarchy.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Liberals kill arms panel in Saudi exports row<\/a> | 20 April 2016 | Middle East Eye<\/p>\n Members of Justin Trudeau\u2019s Liberal party blocked a motion to create a parliamentary sub-committee to oversee Canadian arms exports, as Ottawa continues to field criticism over a $15bn weapons deal with Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n Etats-Unis et Arabie saoudite : une relation ciment\u00e9e par les ventes d’armes<\/a> | 21 April 2016 | Les \u00c9chos<\/p>\n Malgr\u00e9 les tensions actuelles entre les Etats-Unis et l\u2019Arabie saoudite, Washington n\u2019a jamais vendu autant d\u2019armes \u00e0 son alli\u00e9 du Golfe que sous la pr\u00e9sidence Obama.<\/p>\n Rusia reanuda la construcci\u00f3n de la planta de Kalashnikov en Venezuela<\/a> | 25 April 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n Las obras en la f\u00e1brica venezolana de Kalashnikov vuelven a estar en marcha. En el presente mes de abril se reanud\u00f3 la construcci\u00f3n en Venezuela de las plantas para la fabricaci\u00f3n de fusiles de asalto Kalashnikov y de municiones, seg\u00fan anunci\u00f3 el subdirector general del Servicio Federal de Cooperaci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica Militar de Rusia, Anatoli Punchuk.<\/p>\n Accord pour un contrat d’armement avec l’Australie<\/a> | 25 April 2016 | Le Figaro<\/p>\n Les Etats-Unis ont autoris\u00e9 lundi un contrat de vente d’armes par des entreprises am\u00e9ricaines priv\u00e9es \u00e0 l’Australie pour un montant de 1,22 milliard de dollars, comportant notamment des missiles air-air, a annonc\u00e9 l’Agence am\u00e9ricaine de coop\u00e9ration militaire (DSCA).<\/p>\n What Makes Erik Run?<\/a> | 25 April 2016 | LobeLog<\/p>\n The Intercept recently revealed Erik Prince\u2019s attempts to sell military services in Libya and other countries in Africa. He has done so even though his newest company, Frontier Services Group (FSG), has repeatedly stated that it only provides non-military, logistics, and aviation services, and if Prince is selling military services he is doing it strictly on his own, without their knowledge or approval. The Intercept has also written on Prince\u2019s efforts to build a private air force for defeating terrorists and insurgencies in Africa and the Middle East by converting crop dusters into light attack aircraft.<\/p>\n Attempted Thefts from Uruguay Military Arsenal Raise Concerns<\/a> | 27 April 2016 | insightcrime.org<\/p>\n A rise in attempted arms thefts from Uruguay’s military barracks in 2016 has sparked debate over the criminal nature of the perpetrators involved, and again drawn attention to the country’s role as a source of weapons for regional arms traffickers.<\/p>\n Rusia prepara el env\u00edo de un primer lote de 20 tanques T-72B1 a Nicaragua<\/a> | 27 April 2016 | Infodefensa.com<\/p>\n Rusia se prepara para enviar el primer lote de 20 tanques T-72B1 a Nicaragua, de un total de 50 que habr\u00edan sido adquiridos por el pa\u00eds centroamericano. La expectativa es grande, ya que ser\u00eda el primer env\u00edo importante de equipo militar ruso a Nicaragua, despu\u00e9s de muchos a\u00f1os anunciado la renovaci\u00f3n de equipos en distintos niveles delas Fuerzas Armadas nicarag\u00fcenses.<\/p>\n The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take French weapons in scrapped aid for Lebanon<\/a> | 5 March 2016 | Arab News<\/p>\n Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Saturday that the kingdom will take delivery of French arms it originally ordered for Lebanon. \u201cWe made the decision that we will stop the $3 billion from going to the Lebanese military and instead they will be rediverted to the Saudi military,\u201d Al-Jubeir told journalists during a visit in Paris.<\/p>\n Somalia-Bound Weapons Cache Worth $2m Seized<\/a> | 7 March 2016 | SkyNews<\/p>\n A huge cache of weapons bound for Somalia has been seized off the coast of Oman. The Australian navy, which patrols waters around the Indian Ocean as part of an international maritime force, said it seized nearly 2,000 AK-47 rifles, 100 rocket-propelled grenade launchers and 49 PKM machine guns.<\/p>\n Saudis defend human rights record over $15-billion arms deal with Canada<\/a> | 11 March 2016 | The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n The government of Saudi Arabia is speaking out for the first time about the controversy surrounding a $15-billion arms deal with Canada, saying it will not accept outside criticism of its human rights record and pointing out that Riyadh could have easily purchased the armoured combat vehicles elsewhere.<\/p>\n Turkey\u2019s TOMA manufacturer posts record profit<\/a> | 11 March 2016 | Hurriyet Daily News<\/p>\n Turkey\u2019s leading producer of infamous riot control vehicles with water cannons, popularly known as TOMAs, posted record profits and revenue in 2015 – the highest since the company\u2019s foundation some 30 years ago.<\/p>\n Russia to start supplying Su-35 fighter jets to China after 2016<\/a> | 11 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n China\u2019s deal to buy Russian Su-35 fighter jets will be ratified this summer or fall and the supplies will begin after 2016, the head of Russia\u2019s Rostec state corporation Sergey Chemezov said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n 10,000 Kalashnikov guns donated by Russia to Afghan government<\/a> | 15 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Russia donated to the Afghan government 10,000 Kalashnikov guns and 2.1 million cartridges in February, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Millionen-Waffendeal: Indien sucht diesen Schweizer<\/a> | 22 March 2016 | handelszeitung.ch<\/p>\n Die indische Justiz sucht einen Schweizer Mittelsmann wegen einem 500-Millionen-Waffendeal. Dem Gesch\u00e4ftsmann wird Geldw\u00e4scherei vorgeworfen. Die Schweizer Beh\u00f6rden gehen in Deckung.<\/p>\n Russia supplied artillery systems, reconnaissance equipment to Syrian army<\/a> | 23 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Russia has supplied to Damascus artillery systems, communication and reconnaissance equipment and other technologies, the commander of Russia\u2019s group in Syria, Colonel-General Alexander Dvornikov said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Financial donors prohibit Afghanistan from buying Russian weapons<\/a> | 25 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Western financial donors have prohibited the Afghan government from spending the funds they provide to purchase weapons of Russian manufacture, Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan, director of the Foreign Ministry\u2019s Asia Department, Zamir Kabulov, has told TASS in an interview.<\/p>\n Indian defence exports surged in 2015, says report<\/a> | 28 March 2016 | The Hindustan Times<\/p>\n The net value of India\u2019s military hardware exports touched almost Rs 1,400 crore in 2015, a report has said. According to the annual report of the defence ministry, the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and the private sector companies exported products worth Rs 1,397 crore from April to December 2015. The final figures for the fiscal ending March 31 are yet to be tabulated.<\/p>\n Ashok Leyland sticks to trusted truck in defence plans<\/a> | 28 March 2016 | Livemint<\/p>\n Is there life beyond the Stallion for Ashok Leyland Ltd\u2019s defence ambitions? The tough truck from India\u2019s second largest truck maker by sales has served the Indian Army for decades, but its maker has no plans to diversify into other defence segments like many of its Indian peers.<\/p>\n Russia, India set to sign contract on after-sale maintenance of Mi-8\/17 helicopters<\/a> | 28 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Russian Helicopters Group, part of state hi-tech corporation Rostec, plans to sign a long-term contract with India\u2019s Defense Ministry soon on the after-sale maintenance of Mil Mi-8\/17 helicopters, Group Deputy CEO Igor Chechikov said on Monday.<\/p>\n UAE to start testing IFVs with Russian combat module in 2017<\/a> | 28 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n The tests of an infantry fighting vehicle with a Russian combat module, which the United Arab Emirates is developing, will start next year, Director for Military and Technical Cooperation of Russia\u2019s armored vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod Igor Kulikov said on Monday.<\/p>\n La Cor\u00e9e du Nord agit secr\u00e8tement en Afrique<\/a> | 28 March 2016 | Cameroonvoice<\/p>\n Un nouveau rapport d’un comit\u00e9 d’experts de l’Onu publi\u00e9 en d\u00e9but de semaine signale notamment que la Cor\u00e9e du Nord poss\u00e8de 54 usines d’armement et qu’elle fait le commerce des technologies d’armement depuis 1996.<\/p>\n Le premier Scorpene indien d\u00e9bute ses essais en mer<\/a> | 28 March 2016 | Meretmarine.com<\/p>\n Mis \u00e0 l\u2019eau le 29 octobre dernier \u00e0 Mumbai, le Kalvari, premier sous-marin indien du type Scorpene, a appareill\u00e9 le 23 mars du chantier Mazagon Dock Limited afin de d\u00e9buter ses essais en mer. Sa livraison \u00e0 la marine indienne est pr\u00e9vue en fin d\u2019ann\u00e9e (septembre normalement).<\/p>\n British soldiers train female Peshmerga fighters to combat ISIS<\/a> | 29 March 2016 | army-technology.com<\/p>\n British soldiers deployed to Northern Iraq have completed a training programme for female Peshmerga fighters, in a bid to strengthen Iraqi forces in their fight against ISIS.<\/p>\n L’exportation grandissante d’armes chinoises peut faciliter des d\u00e9stabilisations<\/a> | 29 March 2016 | Epoch Times<\/p>\n Le r\u00e9gime chinois tente d\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer les capacit\u00e9s de son industrie de la d\u00e9fense, ce qui est une mauvaise nouvelle pour la d\u00e9mocratie et les droits de la personne.<\/p>\n Middle East eyes Russian Su-34 bombers after Syria operation<\/a> | 29 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Foreign customers, in particular, some Middle East countries, are showing increased interest in Russian-made Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers after Russia\u2019s air task force successfully accomplished its anti-terror missions in Syria, Deputy CEO of Russia\u2019s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport Sergey Goreslavsky said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Licensed production of Kalashnikov assault rifles to be set up in India<\/a> | 29 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s arms exporter Rosoboronexport plans to set up the licensed production of 100-series Kalashnikov assault rifles in India after preproduction tests are over in the country, deputy director general Sergey Goreslavsky said Tuesday.<\/p>\n Russia-India draft agreement on supply of S-400 missile systems ready<\/a> | 29 March 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) has prepared a draft agreement on the supply to India of the S-400 antiaircraft defense missile systems and now is awaiting a response from the partners, FSMTC deputy head Vladimir Drozhzhov told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 – Rebooting Defence Production and Procurement<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses<\/p>\n An incomplete version of what would be the ninth version of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) was released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 28 March 2016 to coincide with the opening of DefExpo 2016 in Goa. The document is incomplete because the chapter containing the revised standard contract document as well as various annexures and appendices have not been released. These are to be notified shortly. In addition, a new chapter on \u2018strategic partners\u2019 will also be notified separately.<\/p>\n Internationale Bewegung fordert Waffenembargo gegen Saudi-Arabien wegen Kriegsverbrechen im Jemen<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | RT Deutsch<\/p>\n In Kanada wurde in der vergangenen Woche eine Klage eingereicht, um den Verkauf von leichten gepanzerten Fahrzeugen an Saudi-Arabien zu stoppen. Der Wert der Lieferung soll 15 Milliarden US-Dollar betragen. Die Initiative ist Teil einer wachsenden internationalen Bewegung, die sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, Waffenlieferungen an die saudische Regierung wegen ihrer Kriegsverbrechen im Jemen zu stoppen.<\/p>\n Waffenverk\u00e4ufe an Golfstaaten f\u00fcr 33 Milliarden Dollar<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Telepolis<\/p>\n In den vergangenen 11 Monaten haben die USA ihre Waffenkammer f\u00fcr den Nahen Osten gro\u00dfz\u00fcgig ge\u00f6ffnet.<\/p>\n Private defence firms keen on Make in India<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Livemint<\/p>\n Domestic telecom equipment maker Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) is known for two things: in the late 1990s, it made outrageous bids for telecom licences and later on it had its share of run-ins with the capital markets regulator for its suspected involvement in rigging share prices in a case dating back to 1999-2001.<\/p>\n Five reasons why defence production in India will take off<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Livemint<\/p>\n Since assuming office, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has been stressing that defence manufacturing is a crucial pillar to revitalise the manufacturing sector and put India on the road to self-reliance in defence products.<\/p>\n Indigenization push in defence manufacturing a force multiplier<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Livemint<\/p>\n India is the world\u2019s largest importer of defence equipment, with 60% of its requirements met from outside the country. This, in itself, translates into a great business opportunity for those building domestic capabilities in defence.<\/p>\n Qatar signs 10 Memoranda of Understanding for arming and developing Qatar armed forces<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | The Peninsula (Qatar)<\/p>\n The State of Qatar signed today 10 memoranda of understanding with a number of international companies fro arming and developing Qatari Armed Forces. The memos were signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2016).<\/p>\n Reliance Defence, Israel\u2019s Rafael to set up missile, air defence joint venture<\/a> | 30 March 2016 | Livemint<\/p>\n Reliance Defence Ltd, a unit of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (R-Infra), and Israel\u2019s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd have agreed to set up a joint venture (JV) in the specialized areas of air-to-air missiles, air defence systems and large aerostats.<\/p>\n Analyse zu den Mega-R\u00fcstungsdeals der USA mit Katar, Kuwait und Israel<\/a> | 31 March 2016 | RT Deutsch<\/p>\n Die USA stehen kurz davor, erneut riesige R\u00fcstungsdeals mit Katar, Kuweit und Israel abzuschlie\u00dfen. Aber das Wei\u00dfe Haus z\u00f6gert allerdings mit der Umsetzung: Die Golf-Staaten gelten wegen ihrer Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr militante Islamisten als politisch schwierige Partner. Die internationale Opposition gegen Waffenlieferungen an Saudi-Arabien und andere Golfstaaten nimmt zu. Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der amerikanischen Sicherheitspolitik im Nahen Osten.<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia opens new ammunition manufacturing facility<\/a> | 31 March 2016 | IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly<\/p>\n President of South Africa, Deputy Crown Prince open projectiles factory at Military Industries Corporation<\/a> | 27 March 2016 | Saudi Press Agency<\/p>\n The Saudi Arabian government has opened a new artillery projectiles factory in conjunction with South Africa’s Rheinmetall Denel Munitions, the Saudi Press Agency has reported.<\/p>\n French firm sees \u2018continued growth\u2019 in Qatar, Middle East defence industry<\/a> | 31 March 2016 | Gulf Times<\/p>\n French multinational company Thales has forecasted continued growth in the defence and security industry in Qatar and the Middle East despite streamlined government budgets and persistent low oil prices.<\/p>\n Indonesian defense minister confirms plans to purchase Su-35 fighters from Russia<\/a> | 1 April 2016 | TASS<\/p>\n Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has confirmed his intention to sign a contract on the purchase of the Su-35 multi-purpose fighter jets during his upcoming visit to Russia in the next few days. The minister made this statement in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday.<\/p>\n Raytheon to supply Stinger air-to-air missiles to India<\/a> | 1 April 2016 | army-technology.com<\/p>\n Raytheon has secured a contract under the framework of a foreign military sale to supply Stinger air-to-air missiles to the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD).<\/p>\n La Russie accuse la Turquie d’armer le groupe EI<\/a> | 2 April 2016 | M\u00e9tro Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n La Russie accuse trois fondations turques de fournir des armes et de l\u2019\u00e9quipement militaire au groupe arm\u00e9 \u00c9tat islamique (\u00c9I) en Syrie et affirme que l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de 1,9 million $ US en explosifs et en produits chimiques industriels ont \u00e9t\u00e9 trafiqu\u00e9s \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re turque pour \u00eatre remis \u00e0 des extr\u00e9mistes.<\/p>\n U.S. Navy Seizes Suspected Iranian Arms Shipment Bound for Yemen<\/a> | 4 April 2016 | USNI News<\/p>\n Two U.S. Navy vessels seized a ship laden with illegal weapons in the Persian Gulf that were bound for Houthi fighters in Yemen, the service announced on Monday. The stateless dhow was initially intercepted by the Cyclone-class patrol craft USS Sirocco (PC-6) on March 28 and the boarding team discovered 1,500 AK-47s automatic rifles, 200 RPG launchers and 21 .50-caliber machine guns in the hold that had been presumably shipped from Iran, according to the service.<\/p>\n Make in India yet to help forces get a new assault rifle<\/a> | 5 April 2016 | Hindustan Times<\/p>\n An assault rifle is the basic requirement of any army. But at the Make in India-themed Defence Expo 2016 here, little headway was made to find a suitable replacement for the Indian Army\u2019s Insas rifles in use since 1996.<\/p>\nGeneral Arms Trade<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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