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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U.S. Arms Transfers to IsraelThis resource page details developments related to U.S. arms sales to Israel under the Biden administration.
Arms Transfers to UkraineMore than two dozen countries have announced or delivered weapons to Ukraine. See our resource page to track continually updated developments.
US-Saudi Arms SalesTo date, more than $9 billion worth of weapons and services have been notified to Congress for potential sale to Saudi Arabia. See page for latest developments, including statements and efforts by members of Congress, official government resources, and civil society assessments and commentary.
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.
Expert publicationsSarah Leah Whitson, "Shared Zones of Interest: Harris and Trump’s foreign-policy aims in the Middle East proceed from the same incentive structures and presuppositions about U.S. supremacy," American Prospect, September 27, 2024.
William Hartung, "Is The UAE A Force For Stability In The Middle East?," Forbes, September 27, 2024 (updated). John Ramming Chappell, "Why Courts Don’t Enforce Arms Transfer Restrictions Under U.S. Law," Lawfare, September 26, 2024. Allison Pytlak, James Siebens, and Shreya Lad, "Old Tactics, New Targets - Unraveling Lebanon's Pager Attacks," Stimson Center, September 25, 2024. Elias Yousif, "Balancing Secrecy and Oversight: Navigating Familiar Barriers to U.S. Arms Trade Transparency," Stimson Center, September 23, 2024. Pavel K. Baev, David Felipe Gómez Triana, Nicholas Marsh, "The State of Arms Control: Consequences of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine," PRIO Paper. 2024. Pavel K. Baev and Nicholas Marsh, "Turns in the Long War as Drivers for Arms Control," PRIO Policy Brief, 17. 2024. Pavel K. Baev and Nicholas Marsh, "Post-War Opportunities for Arms Control," PRIO Policy Brief, 18. 2024. For a fuller list of publications, generally authored by Forum-listed experts (whose names are in bold), please visit our archive. Inclusion on the Forum on the Arms Trade expert list does not indicate agreement with or endorsement of the opinions of others. |
Find experts who speak...Notification TrackerRecent FMS notifications: October 7 - Italy $680 million for electronic attack mission system India $175 million for 53 lightweight torpedoes Romania $110 million for 4 Sentinel radar systems September 27 - Australia $405 million for 100 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range September 24 - Egypt $740 million for 720 Stinger missiles Iraq $65 million for vessel maintenance September 20 - Bulgaria $114 million for 218 Javelin missiles Sweden $31.5 million for 120 tactical radio systems September 16 - Taiwan $228 million for spare parts September 13 - Romania $7.2 billion for thirty-two (32) F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters Japan $4.1 billion for nine (9) KC-46A refueling aircraft September 12 - Israel $164.6 million for tank trailers September 9 - Singapore $133 million for 54 AMRAAMs September 6 - Netherlands $691 million for 246 Sidewinder missiles September 3 - Japan $150 million for AEGIS support August 30 - Croatia $390 million for eight HIMARs August 29 - Netherlands $224 million for two PATRIOT launching stations August 23 - Australia $300 million for AH-64E Apache support India $52.8 million of anti-submarine sonobouys August 22 - Romania $592 million for one hundred eighty-six (186) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) Norway $405 million for one hundred (100) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles-Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER) August 20 - Denmark $121 million for three hundred thirty-nine (339) M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles Tunisia $110 million for 65’ SAFE Archangel boats August 19 - South Korea $3.5 billion for 36 Apache helicopters Netherlands $305 million for CH-47 and AH-64 helicopter training Australia $100 million for 350 Javelin missiles Finland $70 million for 5500 M1156A1 precision guidance kits August 15 - Germany $5.0 billion for 600 PATRIOT missiles Italy $738 million for 6 MQ-9 aircraft (aka Reaper drones) Canada $264.6 million for 150+ Sidewinder missiles Denmark $85 million for 5000+ precision guidance kits August 13 - Israel $20.3408 billion total, consisting of $18.8 billion for 50 F-15 fighter jets, $774 million for 32,739 120mm tank cartridges, $583 million sale for Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), $102 million sale of 30 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), and $61 million for 50,000 M933A1 120mm High Explosive mortar cartridges and related equipment. August 9 - Norway $580 million for sixteen (16) HIMARS July 30 - Slovakia $600 million for twelve (12) AH-1Z attack helicopters July 25 - Belgium $115 million for 196 small diameter bombs July 23 - Saudi Arabia $2.8 billion for logistics and sustainment, including for aircraft July 17 - Czech Republic $138.26 million for200 Hellfire missile June 18 - Taiwan $300 million for 291 ALTIUS 600M-V unmanned aerial vehicle systems and $60.2 million for Switchblade loitering missile systems June 13 - Netherlands $678 million for 174 medium-range air-to-air missiles June 11 - Norway $1.94 billion for 300 medium-range air-to-air missiles June 7 - Denmark $215.5 million for 84 medium-range air-to-air missiles June 5 - Taiwan $220 million for standard spare parts for F-16s and $80 million for non-standard parts Calendar year total now more than $108 billion see resource
Meet the Emerging Experts - Expertos y Expertas EmergentesThe English-language 2024-2025 Emerging Experts participants are based in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More.
Los participantes del programa de habla hispana 2024-2025 se encuentran en Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, los Estados Unidos, y México.
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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