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The United States leads upward trend in arms exports, Asian and Gulf states arms imports up, says SIPRI

(Stockholm, 16 March 2015) The United States has taken a firm lead as the major arms exporter globally, according to new data on international arms transfers published today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Overall, the volume of international transfers of major conventional weapons grew by 16 per cent between 2005–2009 and 2010–14. …

Sales by largest arms companies fell again in 2013 but Russian firms’ sales continued rising

(Stockholm, 15 December 2014) Sales of arms and military services by the largest arms-producing companies—the SIPRI Top 100—totalled $402 billion in 2013 according to new data on international arms production launched today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This is the third consecutive year of decline in the total arms sales of the 100 …