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SIPRI

Kremlin
Beyond Pacific

Global military spending rise continues as European and Asian expenditures surge

May 4, 2026

Military spending continued its year-on-year climb in 2025. According to SIPRI, ongoing conflict pushed Ukraine’s spending 40% of GDP while European NATO members also posted big increases. World military expenditure reached $2,887 billion in 2025, […]

Russian tank
Beyond Pacific

Top 100 arms producers revenues surge as states rush to expand arsenals

January 24, 2026

Revenues from sales of arms and services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose 5.9 percent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Global arms revenues […]

SIPRI
Beyond Pacific

Wars and Regional Tensions: World’s top arms producers see revenues rise

January 21, 2025

Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached $632 billion in 2023, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Evident […]

Titan
Beyond Pacific

SIPRI Yearbook: Nuclear weapons proliferate as geopolitics deteriorate

July 21, 2024

The recently released Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Yearbook 2024 reports nuclear weapons in development have increased as states deepen their reliance on nuclear deterrence. The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, […]

SIPRI
Beyond Pacific

Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity

April 29, 2024

Global military expenditure has increased 6.8 percent in real terms from 2022, led by the United States, China and Russia. It’s the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009 according to new data by the Stockholm International […]

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 […]

Military sales
Defence

Rise in military sales revenue delayed by production challenges and backlogs

January 25, 2024

According to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), revenues have dropped for the world’s 100 largest defence industry companies despite a sharp rise in demand. Revenues from sales of arms and […]

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 […]

SIPRI Report
Beyond Pacific

Global nuclear arsenals grow as states continue to modernise

August 15, 2021

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2021 finds that despite an overall decrease in the number of nuclear warheads in 2020, more have been deployed with operational forces. In summary: estimated number of […]

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