Britain’s defence industry has quietly embedded itself in Westminster’s political circles, donating nearly £180,000 to military-linked All-Party Parliamentary Groups between 2023 and 2025, reinforcing the arms sector’s influence over parliamentary debate and policy formation.

In 2021, $592 billion were made in sales by the 100 largest arms companies around the world. AOAV analysed the marketing techniques used on the websites of 25 of the world’s largest weapons producers.