Kelsey Gallagher
@kelgallagh.bsky.social
Arms trade, arms control & disarmament. Focus on Canadian military exports. Senior Researcher with ploughshares.ca, Expert with @Forumarmstrade.bsky.social
Despite Trump's comments suggesting otherwise, the Desert Viper and light armoured vehicle are actually one and the same, with the Desert Viper being the specific LAV-700 model Qatar is rumoured to be considering for procurement from Canadian industry, pictured below
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
July 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Despite Trump's comments suggesting otherwise, the Desert Viper and light armoured vehicle are actually one and the same, with the Desert Viper being the specific LAV-700 model Qatar is rumoured to be considering for procurement from Canadian industry, pictured below
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
Qatar’s long-rumoured purchase of Canadian-made light armoured vehicles (LAVs) may be moving forward as part of Trump’s earlier-announced $42B Qatar-US defense deal
(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
breakingdefense.com/2025/05/trum...
(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
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July 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Qatar’s long-rumoured purchase of Canadian-made light armoured vehicles (LAVs) may be moving forward as part of Trump’s earlier-announced $42B Qatar-US defense deal
(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
breakingdefense.com/2025/05/trum...
(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
breakingdefense.com/2025/05/trum...
"Golden Dome Explained: Ambition, Reality, Risk" from @jessicawestphd.bsky.social and Kat Barrett @ploughsharesca.bsky.social
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July 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Golden Dome Explained: Ambition, Reality, Risk" from @jessicawestphd.bsky.social and Kat Barrett @ploughsharesca.bsky.social
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New report "Transparency in European Arms Exports: Access to information and accountability" by @tmcasser.bsky.social and University of Amsterdam Law Clinics
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June 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New report "Transparency in European Arms Exports: Access to information and accountability" by @tmcasser.bsky.social and University of Amsterdam Law Clinics
www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
The US Federal Procurement Data System has been updated with the US$265 million contract for General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to supply 150 flat-bottom-hull Stryker armoured vehicles to Bulgaria via the US Foreign Military Sales program
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June 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The US Federal Procurement Data System has been updated with the US$265 million contract for General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to supply 150 flat-bottom-hull Stryker armoured vehicles to Bulgaria via the US Foreign Military Sales program
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After this article went to print, new Global Affairs Canada arms export data corroborated our findings, visualized below. Both export categories relate to UAV surveillance tech transfers, as determined by Ploughshares in 2020. The methodology is too dense for one post but is attached below 11/
June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
After this article went to print, new Global Affairs Canada arms export data corroborated our findings, visualized below. Both export categories relate to UAV surveillance tech transfers, as determined by Ploughshares in 2020. The methodology is too dense for one post but is attached below 11/
These realizations, in part, eventually led to the Canadian government again halting all such exports to Türkiye 9/
www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/...
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June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
These realizations, in part, eventually led to the Canadian government again halting all such exports to Türkiye 9/
www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/...
June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
For some wider commentary on these embargoes, see a paper I wrote for @prismeorg.bsky.social, "National Arms Embargoes against Türkiye since Operation Peace Spring" 4/
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June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
For some wider commentary on these embargoes, see a paper I wrote for @prismeorg.bsky.social, "National Arms Embargoes against Türkiye since Operation Peace Spring" 4/
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New data from Statistics Canada reveals that Canada has resumed exporting UAV surveillance and targeting tech to Türkiye after lifting this embargo in Jan 2024 following pressure from the Turkish government. The value of these transfers from June 2024 to March 2025 could be as high as $123M CAD 2/
June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New data from Statistics Canada reveals that Canada has resumed exporting UAV surveillance and targeting tech to Türkiye after lifting this embargo in Jan 2024 following pressure from the Turkish government. The value of these transfers from June 2024 to March 2025 could be as high as $123M CAD 2/
My latest with @ploughsharesca.bsky.social
"Canada again shipping UAV sensors to Türkiye" 1/
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"Canada again shipping UAV sensors to Türkiye" 1/
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June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My latest with @ploughsharesca.bsky.social
"Canada again shipping UAV sensors to Türkiye" 1/
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"Canada again shipping UAV sensors to Türkiye" 1/
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These US arms sales to the UAE, cast by Senator Chris Murphy as part of a 'brazenly corrupt' series of transactions between US and Emirati gov'ts, include Canadian-made L3Harris Wescam MX-15Hdi EO/IR sensors, presumably to be affixed to the CH-47F Chinook helos mentioned earlier in the resolution
June 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
These US arms sales to the UAE, cast by Senator Chris Murphy as part of a 'brazenly corrupt' series of transactions between US and Emirati gov'ts, include Canadian-made L3Harris Wescam MX-15Hdi EO/IR sensors, presumably to be affixed to the CH-47F Chinook helos mentioned earlier in the resolution
Canadian-made INKAS Sentry APC (top image) seen in Jakarta in March, deployed by Indonesia’s 'Koopssus' SOF unit during debates over a controversial bill to greatly expand military powers in civilian affairs, sparking national protests
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May 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Canadian-made INKAS Sentry APC (top image) seen in Jakarta in March, deployed by Indonesia’s 'Koopssus' SOF unit during debates over a controversial bill to greatly expand military powers in civilian affairs, sparking national protests
Pre-markup original image credits found in the image alt text
Pre-markup original image credits found in the image alt text
"Open Markets: Documenting Arms Availability in Afghanistan under the Taliban" via @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social
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May 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Open Markets: Documenting Arms Availability in Afghanistan under the Taliban" via @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social
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Early in a new piece on Türkiye’s UAV program: breaking from usual practice, Baykar promo footage of the Bayraktar Akıncı didn’t blur the UI visible in EO/IR sensor feeds (red in left image), allowing geolocation of the UAV to the Eşek Islands in the Gulf of Saros (right image, Google Earth/Airbus)
April 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Early in a new piece on Türkiye’s UAV program: breaking from usual practice, Baykar promo footage of the Bayraktar Akıncı didn’t blur the UI visible in EO/IR sensor feeds (red in left image), allowing geolocation of the UAV to the Eşek Islands in the Gulf of Saros (right image, Google Earth/Airbus)
Humanitarian orgs have called on US authorities not to transfer 155mm shells and associated goods to Israel due to the “overwhelming evidence of a broad pattern of violations of international humanitarian and human rights law by the Israeli authorities” in the use of these arty systems in Gaza 6/
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Humanitarian orgs have called on US authorities not to transfer 155mm shells and associated goods to Israel due to the “overwhelming evidence of a broad pattern of violations of international humanitarian and human rights law by the Israeli authorities” in the use of these arty systems in Gaza 6/
The Sept 26, 2024 contract concerns the supply of M31A2 Triple Base propellant. This propellant is used in charges that are loaded into the breech of artillery systems prior to firing. GD-OTS Valleyfield is the sole-source provider of these propellants to the US Army 5/
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March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The Sept 26, 2024 contract concerns the supply of M31A2 Triple Base propellant. This propellant is used in charges that are loaded into the breech of artillery systems prior to firing. GD-OTS Valleyfield is the sole-source provider of these propellants to the US Army 5/
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Notably, the award was signed on September 26th, 2024, just weeks after Canada’s foreign minister explicitly stated that authorities would not allow Canadian-made munitions to reach Israel via the U.S. 4/
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Notably, the award was signed on September 26th, 2024, just weeks after Canada’s foreign minister explicitly stated that authorities would not allow Canadian-made munitions to reach Israel via the U.S. 4/
According to US Dept of Defence procurement records published by the Treasury Dept, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada (Valleyfield, QC) was awarded a contract to supply 155mm artillery propellants to the IDF 2/
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
According to US Dept of Defence procurement records published by the Treasury Dept, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada (Valleyfield, QC) was awarded a contract to supply 155mm artillery propellants to the IDF 2/
Latest with ploughshares.ca:
Canada under Contract to Supply the Israel Defense Forces with Artillery Propellant 1/
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Canada under Contract to Supply the Israel Defense Forces with Artillery Propellant 1/
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March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Latest with ploughshares.ca:
Canada under Contract to Supply the Israel Defense Forces with Artillery Propellant 1/
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Canada under Contract to Supply the Israel Defense Forces with Artillery Propellant 1/
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Today, Brazil and Montenegro were added to Canada’s Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL), allowing transfers of prohibited firearms, weapons, or technology
AFCCL additions often precede major arms deals with those countries
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AFCCL additions often precede major arms deals with those countries
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March 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Today, Brazil and Montenegro were added to Canada’s Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL), allowing transfers of prohibited firearms, weapons, or technology
AFCCL additions often precede major arms deals with those countries
canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/202...
AFCCL additions often precede major arms deals with those countries
canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/202...
The Canadian government has yet to comment on how Trump’s tariffs will impact Canada-US military trade. However, CADSI, Canada’s national defence industry association, has confirmed these protectionist measures will apply to Canadian military exports:
March 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Canadian government has yet to comment on how Trump’s tariffs will impact Canada-US military trade. However, CADSI, Canada’s national defence industry association, has confirmed these protectionist measures will apply to Canadian military exports:
This follows Brazil's proposed addition to Canada's Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL), a move that often precedes the announcement of a major military export contract
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March 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This follows Brazil's proposed addition to Canada's Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL), a move that often precedes the announcement of a major military export contract
international.canada.ca/en/global-af...
international.canada.ca/en/global-af...
The government of Canada has suspended the issuance of export permits for transfers of military goods to Rwanda
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March 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The government of Canada has suspended the issuance of export permits for transfers of military goods to Rwanda
www.canada.ca/en/global-af...
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