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, nearly $11 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.
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.
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Looking Ahead 2025 Event Series
click here for information and videos Looking Ahead 2025 Blog
Expert analysis on issues in 2025 related to weapons use, the arms trade, and security assistance.
See all posts here. Find experts who speak...Notification TrackerRecent FMS notifications: January 15 - Japan $39 million for 16 air-to-surface missiles January 13 - Zambia $100 million for Bell medium-lift helicopter January 3 - Saudi Arabia $78.5 million for 20 lightweight torpedoes January 2 - Japan $3.64 billion for 1200 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) December 20 - Egypt $4.69 billion for refurbishment of 555 Abrams tanks, $630 million for two thousand one hundred eighty-three (2,183) Hellfire missiles, $30 million for 759 APKWs Taiwan $265 million for command and control modernization and $30 million for sixteen (16) MK 75 76 mm gun mounts Morocco $88.37 million for 30 AMRAAMs, $86 million for 500 small diameter bombs Greece $130 million for uncrewed aircraft and armored vehicles December 17 - Norway $130 million for 8000 precision guidance kit fuzes for 155mm artillery shells December 16 - South Korea $300 million for KDX-II destroyer improvements December 10 - Ukraine $266.4 million for F-16 sustainment Kuwait $300 million for maintenance sustainment December 6 - Netherlands $807 million for two hundred twenty-six (226) AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) December 3 - Tunisia $107.7 million for one hundred eighty-four (184) Javelin missiles December 2 - India $1.17 billion MH-60R helicopter equipment November 29 - Taiwan $320 million F-16 radars and $65 million for mobile equipment services Calendar year 2024 total was nearly $146 billion see resource
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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