The Forum on the Arms Trade is a network of civil society experts and a point of contact for strengthening public efforts to address the humanitarian, economic and other implications of arms transfers, security assistance, and weapons use. Managed from Washington DC, the Forum provides a venue for bringing its community's wide-ranging expertise together to amplify and strengthen its work, while also offering government and media members a one-stop resource for the latest information, analysis, and best contacts. Forum-listed experts are located around the world and work on diverse topics including human rights, development, arms control, humanitarian disarmament, cybersecurity, arms and the environment, anti-corruption, and related fields.
Resource Page - Int'l Trade of Firearms & Ammunition: Move to Commerce ControlNew proposed rule published on May 24 and open for comments for 45 days -- transfer of some items on US Munitions List (USML) categories I-III to the Commerce Control List (CCL). See resource for concerns expressed and more information.
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CCW Meeting on Killer Robots (Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems) - April 9-13
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Resource Page - Potential Precision-Guided Munitions Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAEInvasion of Hodeidah is underway. Earlier, a controversial precision-guided munition (PGM) sale to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates appeared to be imminent. See resource page for more details.
Notification TrackerNew FMS notifications: June 12 - India $930 million for 6 Apache helicopters and 400+ missiles May 17 - Bahrain $45 million for 3200 bomb bodies May 4 - Germany $1.4 billion for C-130J and KN-130J aircraft
Annual total for calendar year 2018 is now more than $28 billion; 2017 was $63.1 billion (all countries). see resource 
Addressing Non-State Actors: Multiple Approaches (Report)(May 22) With the global community now more aware of conflicts other than those between states, there is a need to better understand approaches that do—or do not—work when addressing non-state actors. Taking a wide view of what they see in their respective work and an expansive definition of “non-state,” experts offer an array of recommendations. See report.
Annual Conference - May 22Taking Aim: A Closer Look at the Global Arms Trade.
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Resource - US-Saudi Arms Sales ($110 Billion Proposed)Trump announces $110 billion arms deals with Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2017, many details of which are unclear. However, more than $17 billion in foreign military sales (FMS) have been notified to Congress, including a $15 billion sale of THAAD systems on October 6. On June 13, 2017, Senate voted on legislation (S.J. Res 42) to block the precision-guided munition direct commercial sale that was notified to Congress; the legislation failed by just 3 votes. Go to resource page.
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