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A woman in Mexico protests on the anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico
Issue number
70
February 2019
Heckler & Koch found guilty of illegal arms sales to Mexico

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War profiteer of the month: SIG Sauer

A black hand gun sits on top of a black plastic box

Sig Sauer is a brand name used by two sister companies based in Germany and the USA. Both companies specialise in the production of pistols and firearms, arming military and police forces around the world.

Heckler & Koch found guilty of illegal arms sales to Mexico

A woman with her face painted as a skeleton takes part in a protest in Mexico, remembering the 43 Mexican students killed

Arms company Heckler & Koch have been found guilty in a German court of illegally supplying arms to Mexico.

Thales and CMI Defence in new agreement with Saudi Arabia

A large CMI Defence Cockerill CPWS turret on top of an armoured vehicle

Belgian company CMI Defence and French company Thales have announced new agreements with Saudi Arabia, in response to a new Saudi program of investment in industry and infrastructure.

British government lobby Germany to end arms to Saudi ban

A fighter plane coming into land. It is marked "Saudi Arabia Air Force"

The British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged Germany to end it’s ban of weapons exports to Saudi Arabia. Hunt has written to his counterpart Heiko Maas, and described how the ban is impacting British companies ability to fulfil their own contracts with Saudi Arabia on a visit to Berlin to discuss Brexit.