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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​Assessing Trump's First Year (2nd term)

Read the nine commentaries marking Trump's first year in office.

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: February 5 - Iraq $90 million for passenger vehicle scanning February 3 - Saudi Arabia $3.0 billion for F-15 sustainment January 30 - Saudi Arabia $9.0 billion for 730 PATRIOT  (PAC-3 MSE) missiles Israel $3.8 billion for 30 Apache helicopter; $1.98 billion for 3250 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs); $740 million for Namer armored personnel carrier power packs; $150 million for AW-119Kx light utility helicopters  January 29 - Spain $1.7 billion for F-100 frigate upgrades January 20 - Singapore $2.316 billion for 4 P-8A patrol aircraft and 8 MK 54 lightweight torpedoes 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. Calendar year 2026 total notifications now more than $25 billion.
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.

February 12 EVENT:
Challenges & Opportunities in Firearms Marking & Record-Keeping

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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

See resource page.

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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