カテゴリー: Arms trade
$10bn Trump-approved sale to Taipei triggers Beijing sanctions against firms such as Boeing and Northrop GrummanChina’s foreign ministry has hit US defence companies including Boeing with sanctions after Donald Trump approved a large package of arms sa…
Multinational team monitoring sanctions says 20,000 container loads of missiles, artillery, rocket launchers and other munitions illegally supplied Russian forces have used North Korean weapons to intensify missile attacks against critical civilian inf…
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own …
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank findsGlobal military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in…
Beijing helping with drone production, space-based capabilities and ballistic missile productionChina is helping Russia undertake its biggest military expansion since Soviet times, ramping up sales of machine tools, microelectronics and other technolog…
Up to 500 ‘drop-and-forget’ bombs containing foreign components being fired every week, government saysUkraine war – live updatesThe mass use of “drop-and-forget” guided bombs containing foreign components is driving Russian advances in Ukraine, with u…
Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMore than 200 MPs from 12 countries have committed themselves to trying to persuade their governments to impose a ban on arms sales to Israel, arguing…
Air Astana, which is 49% owned by the British defence firm, announces plans to float on London stock marketKazakhstan’s national airline has announced plans to float on the London stock market, bringing a potential windfall to BAE Systems, which has be…
Russia bombards 100 settlements within 24 hours as top Ukrainian commander warns war has become deadlocked• Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has carried out its biggest artillery attack so far this year, Ukraine has said, as Kyiv’s top ge…
Egypt, Vietnam and Indonesia among countries sending delegations to four-day DSEI at ExCeLEurope’s biggest ever arms fair got under way in London on Tuesday with record numbers expected to attend, boosted by interest from countries with controversial h…
Dictator tours factories making drone engines and rocket launchers and calls for ‘rapidly expanding production capacity’Kim Jong-un visited several major North Korean arms factories this week, including facilities making engines for strategic cruise mi…
Berlin to buy 100 Boxer heavy weapon carriers made in Brisbane by German manufacturer RheinmetallFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has t…
Kyiv says components including microchips supplied for civilian purposes are sent to Russia through countries such as ChinaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesWestern microchips and other components coming largely via China are being used to manufa…
It’s right to guard against UK components making their way to Vladimir Putin, but India’s controls are robust, writes Burzine WaghmarYou cited a recent report byJack Watling and Nick Reynolds, my Royal United Services Institute colleagues (Johnson vows…
Readers respond to an article by Nesrine Malik about how the invasion of Ukraine has been viewed differently to other conflicts across the globeNesrine Malik’s comment has one further compelling dimension to it: seeing this horror in Ukraine and all co…