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 $6 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.
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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)
Expert publicationsElias Yousif, "Aspirations Amidst Uncertainty: The Ten-Year US-Ukraine Security Agreement," Stimson Center, July 15, 2024.
Patrick Nyheim Schjølberg, Stine Bosheim, and Nicholas Marsh, "Getting to Completion: Funding Mine and Cluster Munition Clearance in Lebanon, Mauritania and Zimbabwe," Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), July 11, 2024. Kelsey Gallagher, "Canada Is Arming the World’s Bullies," Jacobin, July 10, 2024. William Hartung, "Former Pentagon Officials Overstate The Value Of Next Generation Technologies," Forbes, July 3, 2024. Purna Shova Chitrakar, "The ongoing use of small arms: How long do people have to face insecurity," Annapurna Post News, July 2024. Allison Pytlak and James Siebens "Advancing Accountability in Cyberspace: Models, Mechanisms, and Multistakeholder Approaches," Stimson Center, July 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: 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 May 29 - Austria $1.05 billion for twelve UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters Sweden $900 million for twelve UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters May 24 - Brazil $950 million for twelve UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters; May 21 - Canada $96.4 million for JDAM tail kits May 16 - NATO $250.2 million for surveillance equipment and support Ukraine $100 million blanket order for U.S. Army supplied systems May 14 - Romania $340.8 million for 300 Sidewinder missiles May 10 - Ukraine $30 million for three HIMARs via emergency declaration May 7 - UAE $144 million for HARM missile upgrade kits May 6 - Malaysia $80 million for targeting pods for F/A-18s April 30 - Saudi Arabia $250 million for training (for navy) April 24 - Poland $1.275 billion for three hundred sixty (360) Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) All Up Rounds (AUR) Netherlands $700 million for two hundred sixty-five (265) AGM-88G AARGM-ER AURs April 18 - Argentina $143 million for Basler BT-67 aircraft April 15 - Iraq $140 million for C-172 and AC/RC-208 aircraft support April 10 - Saudi Arabia $101.1 million for information distribution systems. April 9 - Ukraine (via emergency) $138 million for HAWK sustainment March 19 - Bahrain $2.2 billion for 50 Abrams tanks Morocco $260 million for 612 Javelin missiles March 15 - Italy $90.6 million million for Sidewinder missiles March 12 - Poland $1.77 billion million for eight hundred twenty-one (821) air-to-surface missiles rounds (JASSM-ER), $1.69 billion for seven hundred forty-five (745) air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM), and $219.1.million for two hundred thirty-two Sidewinder missiles. March 8 - South Korea $350 million for MH-60R helicopter engines and sustainment targets North Macedonia $111 million for joint light tactical vehicles March 7 - South Korea $170.6 million for targets for AEGIS destroyers Canada $138 million for telecommunications services February 27 - Germany $281 million ultra-high frequency and other radios February 21 - Taiwan $75 million data link system upgrades February 15 - Italy $150 million for 175 small diameter bombs and $69.3 million for twenty-four (24) air-to-air missiles February 7 - Poland $1.2 billion for Aerostat systems February 5 - Netherlands $908 million for 120 air-to-surface missiles (JASSM-ER) February 2 - Netherlands $150 million for three hundred eighty-six (386) Hellfire missiles February 1 - India $3.99 billion for 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian aircraft January 26 - Turkey $23.0 billion for 40 new and upgrades to 79 F-16s Greece $8.6 billion for 40 F-35s Croatia $500 million for 8 Blackhawk helicopters January 11 - Kosovo $75 million for two hundred forty-six (246) Javelin missiles January 10 - Egypt $200 million for light tactical vehicle chassis and $129 million for 28-meter patrol boat craft kits Australia - $250 million Tomahawk support Calendar year total now nearly $60 billion see resource
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