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Arms trade

HIMARS
Beyond Pacific

SIPRI: European arms imports nearly double, Russian exports fall

March 23, 2024

Ukraine conflict and perceptions in Asia over China’s ambitions impact on materiel imports internationally with Ukraine the largest European arms importer and Asia having largest share of transfers. States in Europe almost doubled their imports […]

Gun control
Beyond Pacific

Arms sales of SIPRI Top 100 arms companies grow despite supply chain challenges

January 5, 2023

Sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest defence suppliers reached $592 billion in 2021, a 1.9% increase compared with 2020, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The […]

F-22A Raptor
Beyond Pacific

Global arms trade falls slightly, but imports to Europe, East Asia and Oceania rise

March 19, 2022

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the international arms trade has contracted, but there are major areas of growth. International transfers of major arms saw a slight drop between 2012–16 and 2017–21 […]

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