Arms Deals

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 3.6 anxiety · 5.9 anger · 15.1 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-01). Tone split: 50% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• United States (57)
• Israel (21)
• Iran (12)

Countries where Arms Deals coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage -84.5%, reader interest +0.1% — supply and demand are diverging.

Top recent articles

1. ВМС США заключили контракт на 24 , 4 млрд долларов для ускорения производства ракет ПВО и ПРО — unn.ua
2. Taïwan reçoit ses deux premiers avions de combat américains F - 16V - 02 / 10 / 2026 à 11 : 26 — boursorama.com
3. Over 200 organizations unite to protest against Israel on anniversary of Gaza genocide — presstv.co.uk
4. South Korea warns of further measure if Ukraine refuses public apology — freemalaysiatoday.com
5. 일론 머스크 , 美 국방부 미래전 설계 나선다 … 1년 만에 정부 복귀 — zdnet.co.kr
6. Did You Lose Money Investing in Honeywell Aerospace Inc .? Robbins LLP Urges Investors with ... — gazettextra.com
7. Las Vegas massacre survivors reveal lasting impact nine years on — dailymail.com
8. Akash is one of our success stories : Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh on indigenous missile system global reach — southeastasiapost.com
9. Akash is one of our success stories : Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh on indigenous missile system global reach — nepalnational.com
10. Akash is one of our success stories : Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh on indigenous missile system global reach — azerbaijannews.net
11. Akash is one of our success stories : Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh on indigenous missile system global reach — calcuttanews.net
12. 美防務報告 ： 國防產業私營投資不足 亟需新模式 — n.yam.com
13. Akash is one of our success stories : Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh on indigenous missile system global reach — aninews.in
14. UK double lock on arms exports to Israel has led to no new licence suspensions , CAAT says – Middle East Monitor — middleeastmonitor.com
15. Lantronix Secures Blue UAS Companion Computer SOM Listing , Expanding Defense Drone Opportunity — manilatimes.net
16. Tre giorni dopo la sentenza Regeni salta il memorandum Italia - Egitto sulla Difesa — huffingtonpost.it
17. US Lifts Long-Standing Ban on Arms Exports to Syria — themedialine.org
18. Avalan que Gabinete de Seguridad filtre inversión extranjera estratégica — excelsior.com.mx
19. Inversiones extranjeras - Quadratín México — mexico.quadratin.com.mx
20. US removes Syria from arms export ban as Trump administration draws closer to new Syrian government — thefrontierpost.com
21. Boeing giành hợp đồng 20 tỷ USD , phát triển tiêm kích tàng hình trên hạm thế hệ 6 đối phó Trung Quốc — baomoi.com
22. Pomerantz LLP Advises Shareholders of Class Action Involving Honeywell ... — pr-inside.com
23. Boeing Wins a $20B Defense Contract To Build The Next Generation Navy Fighter — ibtimes.com
24. Elmet Technologies of Lewiston awarded $36M defense contract — sunjournal.com
25. Rüstungsreport 2026 : Lex Rheinmetall — woz.ch
26. Pierwszy miesiąc spadku europejskiego rynku akcji od marca . GPW jednak nadal rośnie — pb.pl
27. Leitartikel : Freifahrtschein für Schweizer Waffen — woz.ch
28. US removes Syria from arms export ban list under revised defense trade policy — middleeastmonitor.com
29. US lifts blanket ban on arms exports to Syria — dailysabah.com
30. Elmet wins $36 million DLA materials contract — themarketsdaily.com
31. PETER BRUCE | Has Mbeki finally unwrapped the plot that torments him ? — businessday.co.za
32. Документи як перепустка : що виробнику потрібно для роботи з оборонними замовниками — blog.liga.net
33. Смена дислокации : Москва подтвердила переговоры о передаче комплексов С - 400 — mk.ru
34. Rusiyadan Xəzəryanı ölkələrə PUA təklifi — musavat.com
35. Are Russian Iva MANPADS Chinese Knock - Offs ? — kyivpost.com
36. Polscy inżynierowie pracują nad elementem europejskiego systemu obserwacji Ziemi — naukawpolsce.pl
37. Paul Davis On Crime: A Look Back At The Multi-Million Dollar Defense Contract Fraud and Bribery Case At The Philadelphia Quartermaster — pauldavisoncrime.com
38. Israel: More Arms Exports — strategypage.com
39. Lockheed Martin inks $297M U.S. Navy contract and $724M in missile defense contract (LMT:NYSE) — seekingalpha.com
40. The Latest : Trump new AI - powered America . gov pivots political answers moments after launch | Nation & World — hngnews.com

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Related fact-checks

• “I know they’re [Senators] talking about different kinds of sanctions, but they’re [Saudi Arabia] spending $110 billion on military equipment and on things that create jobs, like jobs and others for this country. I don’t like the concept of stopping an investment of $110 billion into the United States.”
  Four PinocchiosThe Washington Post · 2018-10-12

Via the Google Fact Check Tools API; ratings are the fact-checkers' own.

Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Arms Deals receiving right now?

As of October 1, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.001% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 2 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Arms Deals increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 84.5% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about Arms Deals?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -3.76, which reads as negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.