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January31

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Russian Mercenaries Are Destabilizing Africa	The New York Times
Bahamas/Grenade	Trafic d’armes : Bahamas et Grenade exigent que les États-Unis fassent davantage pour freiner le trafic d’armes	Rezo Nòdwès | Le journal citoyen !
Colombie	M. Petro déclare que la Colombie n’enverra pas d’armes à l’Ukraine malgré la demande des États-Unis.	MSN
France	Macron says will not rule out sending fighter jets to Ukraine	France24
France/Australie	Guerre en Ukraine : accord franco-australien pour fournir des milliers d'obus à Kiev	Le Parisien
Jamaica	Jamaica- International Action Against Illegal Firearms	NY Carib News
Jamaica	Johnson Smith calls for international action against illegal gun trade	Jamaica Gleaner
Myanmar	SAC-M releases report on Myanmar arms production	Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight
South Korea	Nato chief calls on South Korea to provide military aid to Ukraine	Financial Times
South Korea	Asked about sending weapons to Ukraine, South Korea doesn’t say no	Washington Post
Turquie	Pourquoi les pays africains se pressent pour acheter des armes à la Turquie	Middle East Eye
Ukraine	Ukraine needs more weapons faster, Zelenskiy says	Reuters
Ukraine	Demand and Supply – The Complexities of Artillery and Ammunition Supply in the War in Ukraine	Estonian Free Press
Ukraine	Ukraine renews calls for US F-16s, German fighter jets after countries reverse decision on sending tanks	Yahoo News
Ukraine	How tanks from Germany, US and UK could change the Ukraine war	BBC
United Kingdom	UK faces lawsuit over Saudi arms sales contributing to Yemen abuses	Middle East Eye
United States	Not only Abrams: what else the US provides in its biggest-yet aid packages	Euromaidan Press
United States	Lawmakers call for investigation against gun company that they say is marketing to kids	Gray DC
United States	SMRF Not To Be Deployed In Japan | Turkey Plans To Purchase UK Weapons | Poland To Ask Germany For Permission Amid Ukraine-Tank-Debate	Defense Industry Daily
United States	US arms export approvals soared in 2022	Defense NewsDefense News
United States	Arizona gun dealers seek to dismiss Mexico's arms trafficking suit	Reuters

January24

Country	Topic	Source
African Union	AU appoints Dr. Mohamed Chambas High Representative for Silencing the Guns	KBC
Arménie	Trafic d’armes sur la route Lachin-Khankandi	Illicit Trade News Network
Australia	Over 17,000 weapons surrendered under Australian gun amnesty	Investing
Burkina Faso	Turkey delivers Nurol Makina Edjer 6×6 AFV to Burkina Faso	Military Africa – Defense news | Technology | Innovation
Canada	La Sûreté du Québec lance un Centre québécois de dépistage des armes à feu	Radio-Canada.ca
CAR	U.S. cable: Russian paramilitary group set to get cash infusion from expanded African mine	POLITICO
Caribbean	Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown As Murder Rates Soar	Insightcrime.org
Czech Republic	More EU sanctions should hit Russian arms production	Reuters
Ethiopia	Ethiopia buys Chinese SH-15 (PCL-181) artillery as regional tension persists	Military Africa – Defense news | Technology | Innovation
France	Vivonne : des armes artisanales, de la drogue et des téléphones portables retrouvés dans une cellule de la prison	Centre Presse
Germany	Explainer: How to correctly re-export German tanks	Reuters
Haiti	Haïti	HaitiLibre.com
India	Gurugram emerging as big market of illegal arms	Tribune India
Iran	Iranian Drone Exports to the Balkans and Its Geopolitical Repercussions	The Jamestown Foundation
Myanmar	Report: Myanmar arms industry growing after army takeover	Herald-Standard
Nigeria	Insecurity: Nigeria Has Spent over $1bn on Purchase of Weapons in Eight Years, Buhari Reveals	THISDAYLIVE – Truth and Reason
North Korea	North Korea’s enigmatic role in the Middle East arms market	Middle East Eye
South Korea	South Korea Gains Market Share As Arms Exporter	OilPrice.com
Spain	Spain’s Arms Sales to Morocco Exceed €30 Million	Morocco World News
Sweden	Sweden provides Ukraine with CV9040 one of the most modern IFVs in the world	Army Recognition
Turkey	Turkey Seeks to Bypass U.S. and Buy Weapons from UK	Atlas News
Union européenne	Guerre en Ukraine : l'UE accorde 500 millions d'euros supplémentaires pour armer Kiev	Le Parisien
Ukraine	Ukraine's Newest Weapon Should Worry Russia's Navy, Air Force: Ex-General	Newsweek
United Kingdom	UK ‘not ruling out’ giving Ukraine missiles to reach Russia	UK Defence Journal
United States	US announces $2.5bn in new weapons and munitions for Ukraine	The National
United States	U.S. and allies pledge more heavy weapons for Ukraine	NPR
United States	U.S. Designates Mercenary Wagner Group—Accused Of Funneling North Korean Weapons To Russia—A ‘Transnational Criminal Organization’	Forbes
Vietnam	Vietnam mulls law that may open market to foreign arms firms	Radio Free Asia

January17

Country	Topic	Source
Australia	Australian Labor government defends arms exports to Saudi Arabia, UAE	World Socialist Web Site
Canada/Poland	South Korean Arms for Canada and Poland: NATO’s Reserve Arsenal for Ukraine?	Modern Diplomacy - Modern Diplomacy
China	China Undergoing ‘Build-Up in Every Warfare Area,’ Says ONI Commander	USNI News - Maritime News and Analysis
DRC	DR Congo Receives Turkish Military Weapons, Equipment	The Defense Post
Ethiopia	Ethiopia’s Tigray forces say they hand over heavy weapons	Associated Press News
Germany	Germany keeps Ukraine waiting for heavy battle tanks	The National
Ghana	Ghana: Two Discharged By Court in Arms Trafficking Case	Home - allAfrica.com
Grenada	PM says Grenada under threat from the illegal importation of guns	Caribbean National Weekly - CNW Network
Jamaica	Police seize gun and ammunition in Kingston	Jamaica Gleaner
Japan/UK	UK, Japan sign defense agreement amid rising concerns about China	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Myanmar	Report: Myanmar arms industry growing after army takeover	ABC News
Nigeria	An Overview Of The Gun Regulations In Nigeria: The Current Stance And The Way Forward -By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi & Efe Iseghohime	Opinion Nigeria
Russia	Russia using old Ukrainian weapons sent in goodwill on front line	Al Jazeera
South Korea/UAE	South Korean President Travels to UAE, Seeks Arms Sales	Military.com
Taiwan	The Real Reasons for Taiwan’s Arms Backlog — and How to Help Fill It	War on the Rocks
Trinidad and Tobago	CARICOM and US Launch Caribbean Intelligence Unit	Diálogo Americas
Ukraine	Ukraine demands speedier weapons deliveries ahead of Ramstein meet	EURACTIV.com
Ukraine	The Ukrainians will win if they keep getting better weapons.	The Atlantic
United Kingdom	The U.K. pledges tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles target multiple cities	NPR
United Kingdom	Royal Navy's new DRONE ships: Britain will unleash fleet of 100 robo-ships to hunt terror gangs smuggling Iranian missiles and drugs in the Middle East	Daily Mail Online
United States	Balance Of Power: Why The Biden Administration Wants To Sell Turkey F-16s And Greece F-35s	Forbes
United States	The U.S. Is Losing the Hypersonic Arms Race to China—But Its New High-Powered Lasers are Changing the Game	Popular Mechanics
United States	Biden Administration Faces Resistance to Plan to Sell F-16s to Turkey	The New York Times
Global	Why Asia’s arms race risks spinning out of control	CNN
Yemen	Arms supplied by UK, U.S. killed civilians in Yemen, report says	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service

January10

Country	Topic	Source
Australia	Australia purchasing sophisticated HIMARS and naval strike missiles	World Socialist Web Site
Canada	Canada finalises $15B deal to purchase US F-35 fighter jets	TRT World | Where news inspires change
Canada	Untraceable 3D-printed 'ghost guns' on the rise in Canada	CBC.ca
Egypt	US awards Boeing $426m contract to produce Chinook helicopters for Egypt	Middle East Monitor
France	France to Deliver Light Armored Vehicles to Ukraine	VOA - Voice of America English News
France	Blanchiment d’argent lié à des ventes illicites d’armes : trois hommes mis en examen	Ouest-France
Germany	Germany wants to deliver around 40 Marder vehicles to Ukraine in Q1	Reuters
Germany	Germany Takes a Critical Look at Arms Exports	DER SPIEGEL | Online-Nachrichten
Iran	UK minister: Iran made ‘big mistake’ in giving drones to Russia for Ukraine war	Breaking Defense
Liberia	Une cargaison d'armes, dont 450 mitrailleuses, saisie au port de Monrovia	KOACI l'Info au coeur de l'Afrique
Niger	Niger: démarrage annoncé de l’opération de marquage des armes légères	Benin Web TV | Actualités et Infos du Bénin, d’Afrique et dans le Monde
Pakistan	Pakistan set to dispatch 159 containers of ammunition to Ukraine	Business News Today
RDC	RDC: l’ONU lève l’obligation de notifier les achats d’armes	Benin Web TV | Actualités et Infos du Bénin, d’Afrique et dans le Monde
Romania	Romania acquires coastal batteries capable of naval strikes	Romania Insider
Russia	Russia Is Struggling to Replenish Missile Stocks, Ukraine Says	The New York Times
Russia	Russian artillery fire down nearly 75%, US officials say, in latest sign of struggles for Moscow	CNN
Russia	Heavier Arms for Ukraine Give Putin No Respite	Bloomberg
South Korea	South Korean Arms Exports: A 12-month Outlook	Grey Dynamics
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	St. Vincent PM calls on US to help curb export of illegal guns to the region	Caribbean National Weekly
Taiwan	Taiwan strengthens defence capabilities with US Military sales	Financial Express
United Kingdom	UK Considering Sending First Western Tanks to Ukraine: Report	The Defense Post
United States	U.S. purchases $30B in F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin	UPI.com
United States	U.S. announces $3.8 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, European allies	CNBC
Yemen	US Navy Intercepts Weapons Shipment To Yemen, Accuses Iran	ایران اینترنشنال