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Arms Transfers Programme

The programme's main task is maintaining the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, which contains information on all international transfers of major conventional weapons since 1950.
The programme also:
  • collects data on the financial value of the arms trade

  • contributes a chapter to the annual SIPRI Yearbook

  • produces reports on international arms transfers and

  • collects information on multilateral arms embargoes
Staff

Dr Paul Holtom (United Kingdom), Programme Director, biography

Siemon T. Wezeman (Netherlands), Senior Researcher, biography

Pieter D. Wezeman (Netherlands), Senior Researcher, biography

Mark Bromley (United Kingdom), Senior Researcher, biography

Hugh Griffiths (United Kingdom), Researcher, biography

Noel Kelly (Ireland), Research Assistant, biography