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. 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.

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Latest "The Week in Arms Trade Publications"

​Click image above for the latest collection of publications by Forum-listed experts, and other updates on arms trade, security assistance and weapons use. Sign up to receive directly via email and check archived editions here. 

Notification Tracker

Recent FMS notifications: January 15 - Peru $1.5 billion for Callao Naval Base design and construction January 14 - Kuwait $800 million for PATRIOT sustainment Iraq $110 million for Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs)  January 8 - Denmark $45 million for 100 Hellfire missiles 
2025 December 22 - Denmark $1.8 billion for 3 P-8A patrol aircraft Poland $200 million for training December 22 - Denmark $951 million for 236 AMRAAM-ERs Spain $200 million for  250 F-404 engine fans December 18 - NATO $136.1 million for Stinger missiles December 17 - Taiwan $4.05 billion for 82 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and other equipment; $4.03 billion for sixty (60) M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers, 4,080 precision guidance kits, and other equipment; $1.1 billion for ALTIUS-700M and ALTIUS-600 systems - loitering munitions; $1.01 billion for tactical mission network; $375 million for 1,050 Javelin missiles; $353 million for 1,545 TOW missiles; $96 million for AH-1W helicopter spare and repair parts; $91.4 million for Harpoon missile support. December 16 - Japan $100.2 million for Aegis support  Lebanon $34.5 million for 140 multi-purpose vehicles (HMMWVs)  December 8 - Belgium $79 million for 240 Hellfire missiles December 5 - Denmark $3.0 billion for battle command system and $730 million for 200 AMRAAMs Italy $301 million for 100 air-to-surface missiles (JASSM-ER) South Korea $111.8 million for 1000+ small diameter bombs Lebanon $90.5 million for 5- and 2.5-ton medium tactical vehicles  December 4 - Canada $2.68 billion for thousands of bombs and JDAMS Pakistan $686 million for F-16 support December 1 - Saudi Arabia $500 million for helicopter training and $500 million for helicopter support Bahrain $445 million for F-16 sustainment 
​Calendar year 2025 total was more than $104 billion.
​Calendar year 2024 total was nearly $146 billion   see resource 

Meet the Emerging Experts - Expertos y Expertas Emergentes

The English-language 2025-2026 Emerging Experts are based in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, and the United States. 
Los participantes del programa de habla hispana 2024-2025 se encuentran en Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, los Estados Unidos, y México.

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U.S. Arms Transfers to Israel

This resource page details developments related to U.S. arms sales to Israel under the Trump administration.

US-Saudi Arms Sales

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U.S. Arms Exports Under Congressional Notification Thresholds

Under U.S. law, Congress must be notified of certain potential arms exports when their value reaches a minimum threshold. There are, however, arms exports that fail to meet that threshold, and it is very difficult to assess the number and amount of such "under threshold" transfers. There is evidence, however, that the value of U.S. weapons delivered internationally that were not notified to Congress beforehand is in the tens of billions, creating a transparency and public knowledge challenge in understanding U.S. arms trade practice and its impact. (see resource)

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