Tag: arms exports
Minister in Ramaphosa’s Presidency to head conventional arms control committee
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s go-to Cabinet Minister on State-owned enterprises (SOEs), including Denel, is the presidential choice to head up the National Conventional...
SA arms exports up in first half of 2023
If current trends continue, South Africa is set to export far more military hardware and munitions this year than last, as exports in the...
Billions of rands worth of SA defence exports on hold
Defence exports worth R2.85 billion are currently on hold to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Poland, the National Conventional Arms Control...
SA exported R3.3 billion worth of military hardware in 2021
The South African defence industry exported R3.3 billion worth of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to 67 countries around the world last year, according...
Industry working to address NCACC challenges
The South African defence industry is working to address challenges in exporting defence equipment with the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), including R3.7...
SA authorised R500 million in arms exports for first quarter of...
The SA National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) approved 137 export permits valued at over R500 million in the first quarter of 2020 and...
Russia records $1 billion in military orders from Africa over the...
African countries have ordered around $1 billion worth of military hardware from Russia over the last six months, according to Russian officials, as Russia...
World arms exports continued to increase over the last five years,...
International arms exports increased by 5% between 2015 and 2019 compared to the previous five years, according to new data from the Stockholm International...
Russian officials tout arms exports despite sanctions
Russia has maintained its arms exports portfolio despite pressure from external sources, Russian officials have said, and the volume of sales should rise in...
Vehicles, ammunition were bulk of 2017 SA arms exports
The South African defence industry exported R1.5 billion worth of armoured vehicles in 2017 and billions of rands worth of additional hardware,...
Arms Trade Treaty report sheds more light on SA defence trade
South Africa has submitted its 2016 calendar year Arms Trade Treaty report, which shows that it exported 142 armoured vehicles in 2016,...
German arms exports almost doubled in 2015
German arms exports almost doubled last year to their highest level since the beginning of this century, a German newspaper said on...
China weapons exports surge over past five years: report
China has almost doubled its weapons exports in the past five years, a military think tank said on Monday, as the world's...
SA arms exports stagnant at R3 billion in 2014
South Africa's arms exports remained stagnant with R2.98 billion in exports authorised in 2014 compared to R3.2 billion the year before and...
South Africa sold R220 million worth of heavy and light weapons...
The South African defence industry exported R220 million worth of weapons and ammunition to a dozen countries last year, from missiles to...
German economy minister pledges to restrict arms exports
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has vowed a much more cautious approach to licensing arms exports, unnerving the sizeable defence industry and...
Japan relaxes arms export regime to fortify defense
Japan eased its weapons export restrictions on Tuesday in the first major overhaul of arms transfer policy in nearly half a century,...
U.S. bans licenses for military exports to Russia
The United States said on Thursday it imposed a ban this week on the issuance of licenses for the export of defense...
Russia sold record $15 billion worth of arms in 2012
Last year Russia sold a record $15.16 billion worth of arms to a growing number of customers around the word, according to...
South Africa exported R5 billion of arms in 2011
South Africa exported R5.2 billion worth of military equipment during the last three quarters of 2011, according to the National Conventional Arms...
Switzerland exported US$973.5 million of arms last year
Switzerland exported 873 million Swiss francs (US$973.5 million) worth of military equipment last year, up 36% over the previous year, according to...
US exported US$4 billion worth of arms to Africa between 2003...
The United States sold US$14.304 billion worth of military equipment to the top six African defence spenders between 2003 and 2010, according...
AMD decries defence export claim
The South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Association (AMD) says allegations that the country is selling weapons to countries it should not...
Radebe: SA donated equipment to Madagascar
South Africa donated unspecified military communications equipment to Madagascar in 2008, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said in a written response to a...
Fact file: SA defence exports: 2009
The United States has for the last two years been South Africa's largest defence exports client, chalking up purchases of R2.9 billion...
NCACC approves contracts worth R82.5 billion in 2009
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee approved contracting permits worth R82.5 billion for the calendar year 2009. Figures released to Parliament show...
African arms imports share up: SIPRI
Africa accounted for 7% of global major conventional weapons imports over the period 2005–2009, compared with 6% for 2000–2004. During the period...
Latin American defence plans move forward despite recession
Although Latin American country budgets have been cut, defence spending for the most part has not.
Despite the global recession, Latin American...