Campaign Against Arms Trade

2024

November 19

Declassified UK

The 13 members of the House of Lords with links to arms companies selling to or owned by Israel
June 13

Byline Times

Arms & oil lobbyist Lord Walney wants to restrict juries' right to acquit protesters on grounds of conscience
June 13

Novara Media

31 Labour candidates linked to fossil fuel and arms company lobbyists
June 10

The Klaxon

Close connections between Lockheed Martin and Australian government
June 6

Action on Armed Violence

Potential political bias in the UK’s defence industry examined
May 21

Byline Times

Anti-Extremism advisor Lord Walney wants to ban anti-arms, oil groups, while representing these industries
May 16

The Canary

Govt. advisor Lord Walney, who calls for banning of Palestine Action, lobbies for arms, oil firms
May 3

Undue Influence blog

Australia and the F-35 supply chain: in lockstep with Lockheed
April 23

Quincy Institute

Subsidizing the Military-Industrial Complex: A Review of the Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows (SDEF) Program
March 29

The Trumpet

German government meets with arms industry chiefs to discuss European rearmament
March 27

FragDenStaat

How the arms industry is hijacking a sustainable future
March 20

Novara Media

Arms and oil lobbyist Lord Walney leading calls for crackdown on protest
January 18

Open Democracy

Tory MP takes consultancy role with North Macedonian arms company involved in corruption scandal
January 16

Action on Armed Violence

Former UK PM Liz Truss’s secret lobbying for defence exports to China raises security concerns

2023

December 22

The Guardian

Former National Security Adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove becomes Chair of Rolls Royce nuclear reactior consortium
December 18

Mediapart

Between arms dealers and Europe, the romance is intensifying
December 18

Responsible Statecraft

Arms industry cash helps drive Congress vote for record $886b military budget
December 6

The Guardian

Ex-British Army head Gen Sir Mark Carleton-Smith takes consultancy job promoting AUKUS opportunities
December 4

ABC News

Newly released Australia DoD report questions procurement process for A$45b Type 26 frigate from BAE
November 15

UK MOD press release

Government will promote UK arms exports, protect arms industry from ethical investment policies
October 4

Quincy Institute

March of the Four–Stars: The Role of Retired Generals and Admirals in the Arms Industry
September 10

Pearls & Irritations

Australia's AUS$46b frigate acquisition from BAE referred to anti-corruption commission
September 7

Undue Influence blog

BAE frigate deal referred to anti-corruption commission
July 26

Defense News

US Senator Warren attacks top arms companies over tax lobbying
July 25

Breaking Latest

US arms companies use Ukraine war as opportunity for price gougeing
July 8

Declassified Australia

Advisory panel behind Australia's A$46b of BAE frigates included 2 ex-BAE employees
June 27

Euractiv

European arms companies pressure EU to classify them as "sustainable" investments
June 27

Responsible Statecraft

Congresswoman pushes measures to prevent arms company price gouging
June 22

Inside Croydon

Tory MP Bob Stewart failed to declare arms dealer directorship while on Defence Committee
May 19

The Canary

Arms company Qinetiq's major shareholder is Tory donor
May 15

Military Times

Senator Elizabeth Warren warns of revolving door between DOD, arms industry
May 11

Consortium News

Seamless revolving door for ministers, civil servants, top military into private sector
May 4

Tomdispatch

Unwarranted Influence, Twenty-First-Century-Style
April 26

Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren

Defense Industry’s Abuse of Revolving Door Hiring Practices
April 5

Open Democracy

Parliamentary Standards Committee calls for stronger rules on APPG funding
March 23

Politico

Arms industry makes intensive lobbying effort with EU institutions
March 7

Washington Post

Australia hired former top US admiral as consultant for AUKUS deal
February 14

Byline Times

Gulf States have given £2m in donations to 160 MPs in past decade
January 12

CND

Leading British think tanks among those compromised by nuclear weapons firms funding

2022

November 27

The National

Qatar's UK lobbying operations
November 2

Defense News

Major US arms companies donate millions to election deniers
September 27

Open Democracy

Arms companies have 50 employees seconded to MOD, others in DIT
September 22

Responsible Statecraft

Saudi lobbyist oversees $165m in Republican Party campaign dark money donations
September 18

The National

MPs have received over £800,000 in expenses-paid trips to Yemen war coalition since 2015
June 24

Civil Service World

Former Cabinet Secretary and National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill joins BAE Board
May 23

Defence Web

National Conventional Arms Control Committee Chair must be independent of arms industry
April 21

Defense News

UK arms procurement agency new head comes from major MOD contractor
April 14

Open Secrets

Capitalizing on Conflict: How U.S. arm sales fuel the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
February 17

Open Democracy

Arms companies among corporate sponsors donating £13m to APPGs
February 7

Stop Wapenhandel

Arms industry gets its much-wanted permanent dialogue with the European Commission
January 27

A Presidency of the European Union at the service of French military interests?

2021

December 2

Inkstick

How Saudi, UAE lobbying distort US policy
July 14

The Ferret

Arms companies operating in Scotland held huge numbers of meetings with government ministers
March 23

House of Commons Hansard

Defence and Security Industrial Strategy

2020

December 11

EUobserver

Ex-European Defence Agency chief now industry lobbyist
December 1

Parliamentary Written Answer

Military industrial strategy (correction)
November 30

Parliamentary Written Answer

Military industrial strategy
October 1

Transparency International Defence and Security

Arms company influence in Germany
March 18

Guardian

Arms company secondments to Department for International Trade

2019

November 15

Isis magazine

Dubious Oxford funding
October 21

Parliamentary Written Answer

Maritime Enterprise Working Group

2018

May 11

The Intercept

The Government and the Spy Tech industry
February 26

Parliamentary Written Answer

MoD engagement with industry
February 5

Parliamentary Written Answer

ACoBA appointments

2017

November 20

Parliamentary Written Answer

Company hospitality received
November 9

The Ferret

Call for investigation after arms firms links to Government
October 8

Guardian

Half of Department of International Trade secondees from arms industry
March 21

openDemocracy

Arms companies try to undermine body preventing misuse of public money
February 6

Parliamentary Written Answer

Defence Suppliers Forum
January 31

Parliamentary Written Answer

Defence Growth Partnership minutes
January 23

Parliamentary Written Answer

Defence Growth Partnership

2016

November 11

Parliamentary Written Answer

Ministerial meetings with arms companies
October 28

Private Eye

Making a killing in the arms trade
October 17

Parliamentary Written Answer

ACoBA and Richard Paniguian
October 17

Parliamentary Written Answer

Government believes ACoBA effective
September 29

Guardian

UK government works 'hand in glove' with arms firms
September 2

Buzzfeed

David Cameron's National Security Adviser takes job with major arms company

2015

February 16

Guardian

Dozens of arms firm employees on MoD secondments

2013

February 24

Sunday Times [paywall]

MoD puts lobbyists' access to the sword

2012

October 28

Independent

Ambassador held official talks with US defence firm he later joined
October 15

Guardian

MoD staff and thousands of military officers join arms firms
October 15

Telegraph

The muck and the top brass
October 14

Independent

The nexus that binds politicians, civil servants, the arms trade and despotism
October 14

Sunday Times [paywall]

Generals for Hire