U.S. Arms Transfers:
Government Data
FAS Databases
Other Databases
Reports
American arms manufacturers have two
major channels through which they can sell major weaponry to foreign countries:
foreign military sales ("FMS"), in which a government-to-government agreement
is negotiated by the Pentagon; and direct commercial sales ("DCS"), in
which industry negotiates directly with the purchasing country and must
apply for a license from the State Department.
The United States government also transfers
arms to other countries by giving away weapons from U.S. military stocks
for free or at greatly reduced prices, classified as excess defense articles
(EDA) or emergency "drawdowns." The United States also provides military
training to many foreign countries. These transfers are also managed
by the Defense Department. For more information about types of U.S. arms
transfers, read the "Ways
and Means" chapter of The Arms Trade Revealed.
FAS Databases:
Database of Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers. Contains summaries of
notifications to Congress of proposed Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales. Searchable by region, country, date, weapon system, and transfer type.
Database on Small Arms Shipments from the US, 1990-2000. US State Department data (obtained under the Freedom of
Information Act) on commercial small arms shipments. Searchable by couuntry, region and year.
Other Databases:
Records about Military Goods and Services Provided
to Foreign Countries, 1950-2002, U.S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA). Includes records of defense articles transferred under
several different Defense Department programs. Search by country, item description number, type of assistance, program year, delivery quarter, area code
and Unified Command. For other NARA military assistance databases,
click here.
The Excess Defense
Articles Online Database, maintained by the Pentagon's Defense
Security Cooperation Agency, includes up-to-date information on
surplus weaponry given away to U.S. allies for free or at substantially
reduced prices.
Database of authorized transfers of small arms and light weapons, Norweigan Initiative on Small Arms Transfers.
Arms Transfers Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
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Reports:
Section 655 Reports
FMS
Facts
ATF
CRS
US Census Bureau
World Bank Statistics
UN Register
WMEAT
Budget Justifications
"Section 655 Report" to Congress:
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FY 2006 |
Includes DCS. Broken down by country. |
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FY 2005 |
Includes DCS, FMS, EDA, IMET, and drawdown assistance. Broken down by country. |
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FY 2004 |
Includes DCS, FMS, EDA, IMET, and drawdown assistance. Broken down by country. |
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FY 2003 |
Includes DCS, FMS, EDA, IMET, and drawdown assistance. Broken down by country. |
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FY 2002 |
Includes DCS, FMS, EDA, IMET, and drawdown assistance. Broken down by country. |
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FY 2001 |
Includes DCS, FMS, EDA, IMET, and drawdown assistance. Broken down by country. |
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FY 2000 |
Includes DCS, FMS, EDA, IMET, and drawdown assistance. Broken down by country. |
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FY 1999 |
Includes DCS and FMS. Broken down by country and region. |
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FY 1998 |
Includes DCS, EDA Authorized, EDA Furnished, Drawdowns, FMS, and IMET. Broken down by country and region. |
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Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Construction Sales and Military Assistance
Facts is published by the Pentagon's Defense
Security Cooperation Agency; the most current online edition includes
information throuh FY 2006.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ,
"Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report," 2005.
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Congressional Research Service
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006 (34187) 26 September 2007.
- U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1998-2005, (33758) 15 December 2006.
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005 (33217) 23 October 2006.
- U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2004, (33217) 29 December 2005.
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004 (RL33051) 29 August 2005.
- U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2003, (32689) 8 December 2004.
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1995-2003 (RL32547) 30 August 2004.
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1995-2002 (RL32084) 22 September 2003.
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1994-2001 (RL31529) 6 August 2002.
- Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1993-2000 (RL31083) 16 August 2001.
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U.S.
arms
deliveries, category totals, 1994-1998. 1999.
U.S. Census Bureau data,
collected from shippers' export declarations, sorted by commodity type; includes
specific recipient data from the Government Information Sharing Project.
World
Bank Statistics on States' Arms Imports and Exports, as percentage of total
imports and exports, 1990-1999.
United Nations Register of Conventional Arms.
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World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers is published by the
U.S. State
Department. Sales data in the most recent online report covers the
1989-1999 decade, and adds two years of sales data to the last report. Starting with the
1997 edition, the WMEAT report includes estimates of direct commercial sales based on
licenses authorized. Prior to the 1997 report, figures for U.S. arms sales were probably
understated.
The following reports are available in pdf format:
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Congressional Budget Justifications:
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U.S. Army Weapons System Handbook contains detailed descriptions of
many U.S. military weapons systems.
For a general guide to key sources
of data and analysis on the arms trade, check out the "For
More Information" chapter of The
Arms Trade Revealed: a Guide for Investigators and Activists.
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