Thursday, June 27, 2013

US leads in arming world; but China, Russia defense business rising

epa03673797 A undated Lockheed Martin Aeronautics handout image made available by Lockeed Martin showing F-35 AF-1 and AF-2 upon their arrival at Edwa...
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An undated Lockheed Martin Aeronautics image showing F-35 AF-1 and AF-2 planes over Edwards Air Force Base, California.Lockheed is one of the companies that has given the United States dominance in the global defense business


The United States remains by far the largest arms and military equipment provider in the world, but that dominance is expected to wane over the next eight years, with China and Russia boosting their defense industries, an analysis said on Wednesday.
"Two things are happening: budgets are shifting east, and global arms trade is [seeing] increasing competition," said Paul Burton, senior manager of IHS Jane's Defence, publisher of an authoritative weekly on defense issues.

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