China to buy Russian fighters, subs: state media
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DefenceTalkChina has agreed to buy two dozen fighter jets and four submarines from Russia, state media reported Monday, the country’s first large-scale weapons technology purchases from Moscow in a decade. The agreement to buy the 24 Su-35 fighters and four Lada-class submarines was signed just before President Xi Jinping’s weekend visit to Russia, said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-buy-russian-fighters-subs-state-media-47271/
Big Guns Hold Key to Arms-Trade Treaty Talks
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DefenceTalkIf majority ruled in the United Nations, the global arms trade would be regulated. But in the real world, the big guns hold the key to an agreement. Negotiations have resumed at the UN on what has been declared a “final” attempt to reach the consensus necessary for a treaty to regulate the $70 billion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/big-guns-hold-key-to-arms-trade-treaty-talks-47198/
China Replaces UK as Fifth Global Arms Exporter – SIPRI
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DefenceTalkChina has become the world’s fifth largest exporter of major conventional arms, replacing the United Kingdom, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report Monday. The report, which contains new data on international arms transfers, says this is the first time China has been one of the top five weapons exporters since […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-replaces-uk-as-fifth-global-arms-exporter-sipri-47178/
Iraq Accuses Ukraine of Selling Inferior Armored Vehicles
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DefenceTalkA senior Iraqi lawmaker on Thursday accused Ukraine of delivering low-quality armored personnel carriers and breaching the delivery terms of a contract signed in 2009. “A probe into Ukrainian arms deliveries to Iraq revealed corruption with regard to Part 3 of the contract, concerning the sale of 420 armored personnel carriers, of which only about […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-accuses-ukraine-of-selling-inferior-armored-vehicles-47001/
Foreign Military Sales Growth Area for Army
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DefenceTalkSelling military hardware to allied nations is a way to keep weapon production lines hot, ensure the viability of America’s industrial base, and strengthen ties with the militaries that buy the equipment. Foreign Military Sales is a growth area for the future, and a good idea, said the commander of Army Materiel Command. “There’s a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/foreign-military-sales-growth-area-for-army-46935/
Swedish Weapons Exports Fall
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DefenceTalkSweden exported 30 percent less weapons in 2012 compared with the record high amount of 2011, show new figures from the National Agency for Non-Proliferation and Export Controls. The countries that buy the most Swedish weapons are India, Saudi Arabia, France, Pakistan and Thailand. The total value of the 2012 exports was just under SEK […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swedish-weapons-exports-fall-46907/
Crisis-hit arms market shrinks, first time since 1994: SIPRI
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DefenceTalkFor the first time since the mid-1990s, sales of the 100 biggest arms dealers excluding China declined in 2011 as the economic crisis prompted budget cuts, a Stockholm-based think tank said on Monday. The 100 companies’ total sales declined, including inflation, by five percent from the previous year, the first time a drop has been […]https://www.defencetalk.com/crisis-hit-arms-market-shrinks-first-time-since-1994-sipri-46857/
UAE signs $1.42 bn defence deals
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DefenceTalkThe United Arab Emirates said on Monday it signed 17 defence contracts to purchase military equipment worth $1.4 billion including US manufactured Predator drones. The contracts were signed during the ongoing International Defence Exhibition & Conference, IDEX. “The total value of today’s contracts has reached 5.2 billion dirhams” ($1.42 billion), said Staff Major General Obaid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-signs-1-42-bn-defence-deals-46859/
Russia says supplying Syria, Mali with arms
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DefenceTalkRussia said Wednesday it was delivering military hardware and light weapons to the governments of Syria and Mali as it expands sales and maintains its footing in some of the world’s deadliest conflicts. The head of Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Anatoly Isaikin, said Russian deliveries to the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad included air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-supplying-syria-mali-with-arms-46792/
Russian Weapons Sales Shift Away From East
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DefenceTalkRussia is losing arms markets in Asia and the Middle East, two of its traditional strongholds, but gaining new ones in Latin America and Africa, a Russian arms official said this week ahead of an aviation expo in India, a major buyer of Russian weaponry that has recently been opting for Western hardware. “While losing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-weapons-sales-shift-away-from-east-46674/