The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an
independent think tank, has recently released a report on the
international arms transfers for the period 2005 to 2009. This study
reveals which are the five largest countries in the world exporting
conventional weapons.
The United-States of America remains the largest exporter of
conventional weapons in the world, according to the latest study by the
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The U.S
account for 30% of global arms sales, or about $7 billion per year, for
the period 2005-2009, SIPRI statement says. From 2005 to 2009, the U.S.
sold one-third of its arm exports to South Korea (15%), Israel (13%) and
the United Arab Emirates (11%). Pictured above, a U.S. Air Force C-17A.
The top U.S. military equipments included JDAM guided bombs and RGM-84L
Harpoon-2 anti-ship missiles, delivered to South Korea, in 2008. U.S.
President Barack Obama (L) and South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak.
UPI Photo/Mike Theiler
Russia remains the second largest supplier, with 23% of the global arms
exports, or about $4.5 billion per year, the SIPRI data indicates.
Russia’s main clients are China (40%) and India (20%), which belong to
the top five of the largest conventional weapons importers from 2005 to
2009, SIPRI says. Russian exports of fighter planes included 82 Sukhoi
fighters for India and 24 MI-17 helicopters for China. Pictured above,
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds a Kalashnikov gun.
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