Arms trade, International
Export licence system lets ‘illegal’ arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue
Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system despite a court ruling that UK arms sales are illegal.
BAE Systems
Arms trade, International
Scottish Government hands £3m to arms firms profiting from Yemen war
Arms firms supplying weapons for the war in Yemen that has killed 70,000 people were handed nearly £3m by the Scottish Government last year.
Arms trade, International
Pension fund investments in arms firms profiting from Yemen’s war worth £130m
Investments worth nearly £130m were made in arms firms linked to Yemen's conflict, which has left an estimated 70,000 people dead.
Arms trade, Human rights, International
Italian arms firm linked to ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Syria has visited Scots schools 17 times
Leonardo, an Italian arms firm linked to ethnic cleansing in Syria, has visited Scottish schools at least 17 times over the last two years.
Arms trade, International
US arms firm linked to war crimes taught in schools 81 times
Arms firm Raytheon, which has been linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen, taught in schools on 81 occasions over the past two years.
Arms trade, Education
Arms dealers’ school visits damned as ‘moral disgrace’
BAE Systems has visited more than 400 schools across the UK and produced lessons for children.
Arms trade
Glasgow council drops logo – but keeps backing arms fair
Glasgow City Council removes its logo from a controversial arms fair - but keeps backing the event.
Arms trade
Call for investigation after arms firms links to Whitehall exposed
At least 50 arms company employees had passes for Ministry of Defence premises this year, allowing them privileged access to Whitehall.
Arms trade
28 firms from Scotland due to attend arms fair in London
28 firms from Scotland due to attend an arms fair dubbed a “festival of violence” - including a US arms giant with a factory in Fife.