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The '''arms industry''', also known as the ''' |
The '''arms industry''', also known as the '''defence (or defense) industry''', '''military industry''', or the '''arms trade''', is a global [[industry classification|industry]] which [[manufacturing|manufactures]] and sells [[weapon]]s and [[military technology]]. [[Public sector]] and [[private sector]] firms conduct [[research and development]], [[engineering]], production, and servicing of [[military]] material, equipment, and facilities. Customers are the [[armed forces]] of [[State (polity)|states]], and civilians. An [[arsenal]] is a place where arms and ammunition – whether privately or publicly owned – are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination. Products of the arms industry include [[weapon]]s, [[munition]]s, [[weapons platform]]s, [[military communications]] and other electronics, and more. The arms industry also provides other logistical and operational support. |
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In 2022, [[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] (SIPRI) estimated global military expenditure at $2.24 trillion, the highest level ever recorded by SIPRI. Global spending grew by 19 per cent over the decade 2013–22 and has risen every year since 2015.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tian |first1=Nan |last2=Lopes Da Silva |first2=Diego |last3=Liang |first3=Xiao |last4=Scarazzato |first4=Lorenzo |last5=Béraud-Sudreau |first5=Lucie |last6=Assis |first6=Ana |date=April 2023 |title=Trends in Military Expenditure, 2022 |url=https://www.sipri.org/publications/2023/sipri-fact-sheets/trends-world-military-expenditure-2022 |journal=SIPRI |doi=10.55163/PNVP2622}}</ref> The combined arms-sales of the top 100 largest arms-producing companies and military services companies totaled $597 billion in 2022, according to SIPRI.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Liang |first1=Xiao |last2=Scarazzato |first2=Lorenzo |last3=Béraud-Sudreau |first3=Lucie |last4=Tian |first4=Nan |last5=Lopes Da Silva |first5=Diego |last6=Sild |first6=Eero Kristjan |date=December 2023 |title=The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2022 |url=https://www.sipri.org/publications/2023/sipri-fact-sheets/sipri-top-100-arms-producing-and-military-services-companies-2022 |journal=SIPRI |doi=10.55163/UJNP6171}}</ref> According to the institute, the five largest arms exporters in 2018–22 were the United States, Russia, France, China and Germany. Together, they supplied 76% of the world's arms exports in 2018–22.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wezeman |first1=Pieter D. |last2=Gadon |first2=Justine |last3=Wezeman |first3=Siemon T. |date=March 2023 |title=Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2022 |url=https://www.sipri.org/publications/2023/sipri-fact-sheets/trends-international-arms-transfers-2022 |journal=SIPRI |type=Fact Sheet |doi=10.55163/CPNS8443}}</ref> |
In 2022, [[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] (SIPRI) estimated global military expenditure at $2.24 trillion, the highest level ever recorded by SIPRI. Global spending grew by 19 per cent over the decade 2013–22 and has risen every year since 2015.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tian |first1=Nan |last2=Lopes Da Silva |first2=Diego |last3=Liang |first3=Xiao |last4=Scarazzato |first4=Lorenzo |last5=Béraud-Sudreau |first5=Lucie |last6=Assis |first6=Ana |date=April 2023 |title=Trends in Military Expenditure, 2022 |url=https://www.sipri.org/publications/2023/sipri-fact-sheets/trends-world-military-expenditure-2022 |journal=SIPRI |doi=10.55163/PNVP2622}}</ref> The combined arms-sales of the top 100 largest arms-producing companies and military services companies totaled $597 billion in 2022, according to SIPRI.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Liang |first1=Xiao |last2=Scarazzato |first2=Lorenzo |last3=Béraud-Sudreau |first3=Lucie |last4=Tian |first4=Nan |last5=Lopes Da Silva |first5=Diego |last6=Sild |first6=Eero Kristjan |date=December 2023 |title=The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2022 |url=https://www.sipri.org/publications/2023/sipri-fact-sheets/sipri-top-100-arms-producing-and-military-services-companies-2022 |journal=SIPRI |doi=10.55163/UJNP6171}}</ref> According to the institute, the five largest arms exporters in 2018–22 were the United States, Russia, France, China and Germany. Together, they supplied 76% of the world's arms exports in 2018–22.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wezeman |first1=Pieter D. |last2=Gadon |first2=Justine |last3=Wezeman |first3=Siemon T. |date=March 2023 |title=Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2022 |url=https://www.sipri.org/publications/2023/sipri-fact-sheets/trends-international-arms-transfers-2022 |journal=SIPRI |type=Fact Sheet |doi=10.55163/CPNS8443}}</ref> |
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==== Small arms ==== |
==== Small arms ==== |
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[[File:AK47.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|The [[AK-47|AK]] [[Kalashnikov rifle|series]] of weapons have been produced in greater numbers than any other [[firearm]] and have been used in conflicts all over the world.]]{{main|Small arms trade|Small arms and light weapons}} |
[[File:AK47.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|The [[AK-47|AK]] [[Kalashnikov rifle|series]] of weapons have been produced in greater numbers than any other [[firearm]] and have been used in conflicts all over the world.]]{{main|Small arms trade|Small arms and light weapons|List of most-produced firearms}} |
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The [[Control Arms Campaign]], founded by [[Amnesty International]], [[Oxfam]], and the [[IANSA (NGO)|International Action Network on Small Arms]], estimated in 2003 that there are over 639 million small arms in circulation, and that over 1,135 companies based in more than 98 countries manufacture small arms as well as their various components and ammunition.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Debbie Hillier |author2=Brian Wood |year=2003 |title=Shattered Lives – the case for tough international arms control |url=http://controlarms.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Shattered-lives-the-case-for-tough-international-arms-control.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723081459/http://controlarms.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Shattered-lives-the-case-for-tough-international-arms-control.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-23 |access-date=2009-03-28 |publisher=[[Control Arms Campaign]] |page=19}}</ref> |
The [[Control Arms Campaign]], founded by [[Amnesty International]], [[Oxfam]], and the [[IANSA (NGO)|International Action Network on Small Arms]], estimated in 2003 that there are over 639 million small arms in circulation, and that over 1,135 companies based in more than 98 countries manufacture small arms as well as their various components and ammunition.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Debbie Hillier |author2=Brian Wood |year=2003 |title=Shattered Lives – the case for tough international arms control |url=http://controlarms.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Shattered-lives-the-case-for-tough-international-arms-control.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723081459/http://controlarms.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Shattered-lives-the-case-for-tough-international-arms-control.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-23 |access-date=2009-03-28 |publisher=[[Control Arms Campaign]] |page=19}}</ref> |
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Several of the world's [[great power]]s maintain substantial [[naval force]]s to provide a global presence, with the largest nations possessing [[aircraft carrier]]s, [[nuclear submarine]]s and advanced [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-air defense systems]]. The vast majority of military ships are conventionally powered, but some are [[nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]]. There is also a large global market in second-hand naval vessels, generally purchased by [[developing countries]] from [[Western world|Western]] governments.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
Several of the world's [[great power]]s maintain substantial [[naval force]]s to provide a global presence, with the largest nations possessing [[aircraft carrier]]s, [[nuclear submarine]]s and advanced [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-air defense systems]]. The vast majority of military ships are conventionally powered, but some are [[nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]]. There is also a large global market in second-hand naval vessels, generally purchased by [[developing countries]] from [[Western world|Western]] governments.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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==Cybersecurity |
=== Cybersecurity === |
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{{Main|Computer security|Cyber-arms industry|Cyberwarfare}} |
{{Main|Computer security|Cyber-arms industry|Cyberwarfare}} |
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The cybersecurity industry is |
The cybersecurity industry is expected to be of increasing importance to defense, intelligence and homeland security agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The defence industry - a changing game? |url=http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2013/Industry/EN/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914205918/http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2013/Industry/EN/index.htm |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=2021-07-25 |website=[[NATO Review]]}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web |date=5 May 2015 |title=Cyber security for the defence industry |url=http://www.cybersecurity-review.com/industry-perspective/cyber-security-for-the-defence-industry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208180845/http://www.cybersecurity-review.com/industry-perspective/cyber-security-for-the-defence-industry |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=2015-11-02 |website=[[Cybersecurity Review]]}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=April 2024}} |
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Nevertheless, cyber attacks and cyber attackers have become more advanced in their field using techniques such as Dynamic Trojan Horse Network (DTHN) Internet Worm, [[Zero-Day Attack]], and Stealth Bot. As a result, the cybersecurity industry has had to improve the defense technologies to remove any vulnerability to cyber attacks using systems such as the Security of Information (SIM), [[Next-generation firewall|Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)]], and [[DDoS]] techniques.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} |
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As the threat to computers grows, the demand for cyber protection will rise, resulting in the growth of the cybersecurity industry. It is expected that the industry will be dominated by the defense and homeland security agencies that will make up 40% of the industry.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |date=5 May 2015 |title=Cyber security for the defence industry |url=http://www.cybersecurity-review.com/industry-perspective/cyber-security-for-the-defence-industry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208180845/http://www.cybersecurity-review.com/industry-perspective/cyber-security-for-the-defence-industry |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=2015-11-02 |website=[[Cybersecurity Review]]}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=April 2024}} |
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==International arms transfers== |
==International arms transfers== |
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[[File:Biggest arms sales 2013.png|270px|thumb|Share of arms sales by country in 2013. Source is provided by [[SIPRI]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wezeman |first=Pieter D. |date=7 December 2020 |title=Arms production |url=http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/production/recent-trends-in-arms-industry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217154030/http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/production/recent-trends-in-arms-industry |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |access-date=25 July 2021 |website=SIPRI}}</ref>]]According to research institute [[SIPRI]], the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2010–14 was 16 percent higher than in 2005–2009. The five biggest exporters in 2010–2014 were the United States, Russia, China, Germany and France, and the five biggest importers were India, Saudi Arabia, China, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. The flow of arms to the Middle East increased by 87 percent between 2009–13 and 2014–18, while there was a decrease in flows to all other regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, and Europe.<ref name="sipri.org">{{Cite web|last1=Fleurant|first1=Aude|last2=Wezeman|first2=Pieter D.|last3=Wezeman|first3=Siemon T.|last4=Tian|first4=Nan|last5=Kuimova|first5=Alexandra|date=March 2019|title=TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS, 2018|url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/fs_1903_at_2018.pdf|access-date=2021-07-25|website=sipri.org|archive-date=March 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315230238/https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/fs_1903_at_2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |
[[File:Biggest arms sales 2013.png|270px|thumb|Share of arms sales by country in 2013. Source is provided by [[SIPRI]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wezeman |first=Pieter D. |date=7 December 2020 |title=Arms production |url=http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/production/recent-trends-in-arms-industry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217154030/http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/production/recent-trends-in-arms-industry |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |access-date=25 July 2021 |website=SIPRI}}</ref>]]According to research institute [[SIPRI]], the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2010–14 was 16 percent higher than in 2005–2009. The five biggest exporters in 2010–2014 were the United States, Russia, China, Germany and France, and the five biggest importers were India, Saudi Arabia, China, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. The flow of arms to the Middle East increased by 87 percent between 2009–13 and 2014–18, while there was a decrease in flows to all other regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, and Europe.<ref name="sipri.org">{{Cite web|last1=Fleurant|first1=Aude|last2=Wezeman|first2=Pieter D.|last3=Wezeman|first3=Siemon T.|last4=Tian|first4=Nan|last5=Kuimova|first5=Alexandra|date=March 2019|title=TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS, 2018|url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/fs_1903_at_2018.pdf|access-date=2021-07-25|website=sipri.org|archive-date=March 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315230238/https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/fs_1903_at_2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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SIPRI has identified 67 countries as exporters of major weapons in 2014–18. The top 5 exporters during the period were responsible for 75 percent of all arms exports. The composition of the five largest exporters of arms changed between 2014 and 2018 remained unchanged compared to 2009–13, although their combined total exports of major arms were 10 percent higher. In 2014–18, significant increases in arms exports from the US, France and Germany were seen, while Chinese exports rose marginally and Russian exports decreased.<ref name="sipri.org" /> |
SIPRI has identified 67 countries as exporters of major weapons in 2014–18. The top 5 exporters during the period were responsible for 75 percent of all arms exports. The composition of the five largest exporters of arms changed between 2014 and 2018 remained unchanged compared to 2009–13, although their combined total exports of major arms were 10 percent higher. In 2014–18, significant increases in arms exports from the US, France and Germany were seen, while Chinese exports rose marginally and Russian exports decreased.<ref name="sipri.org" /> |
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In 2014–18, the volume of major arms international transfers was 7.8 percent higher than in 2009-13 and 23 percent than that in 2004–08. The largest arms importer was Saudi Arabia, importing arms primarily from the United States, United Kingdom and France. Between 2009–13 and 2014–18, the flow of arms to the Middle East increased by 87 percent. Also including India, Egypt, Australia and Algeria, the top five importers received 35 percent of the total arms imports, during 2014–18. The five largest exporters were the United States, Russia, France, Germany and China.<ref name="sipri.org" /> |
In 2014–18, the volume of major arms international transfers was 7.8 percent higher than in 2009-13 and 23 percent than that in 2004–08. The largest arms importer was Saudi Arabia, importing arms primarily from the United States, United Kingdom and France. Between 2009–13 and 2014–18, the flow of arms to the Middle East increased by 87 percent. Also including India, Egypt, Australia and Algeria, the top five importers received 35 percent of the total arms imports, during 2014–18. The five largest exporters were the United States, Russia, France, Germany and China.<ref name="sipri.org" /> |
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=== Post-2018 === |
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The [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] changed the [[National Shooting Sports Foundation]] members ability to obtain an export license from taking a month to taking just four days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=Joshua |date=March 18, 2022 |title=American gunmakers ramp up efforts to help Ukrainians fight back against Putin |url=https://fortune.com/2022/03/18/us-gunmakers-weapons-shipment-ukraine/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319170539/https://fortune.com/2022/03/18/us-gunmakers-weapons-shipment-ukraine/amp/ |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=March 22, 2022 |website= |publisher=Associated Press |via=Fortune}}</ref> This was due to the [[United States Department of Commerce]] and agencies associated with [[International Traffic in Arms Regulations|ITAR]] expediting weapons shipments to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.newsweek.com/us-gunmakers-efforts-get-weapons-ukraine-often-stifled-red-tape-1689579?amp=1|title = U.S. Gunmakers' efforts to get weapons to Ukraine often stifled by red tape|website = [[Newsweek]]|date = March 18, 2022|access-date = March 24, 2022|archive-date = March 24, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191720/https://www.newsweek.com/us-gunmakers-efforts-get-weapons-ukraine-often-stifled-red-tape-1689579?amp=1|url-status = live}}</ref> In addition, the time it took to obtain a [[Firearms license|permit]] to buy a firearm in Ukraine also decreased from a few months to a few days.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainians-rush-buy-rifles-shotguns-police-relax-rules-2022-03-01/|title = Ukrainians rush to buy rifles, shotguns as police relax rules|newspaper = Reuters|date = March 2022|last1 = Marshall|first1 = Andrew R. c.|access-date = March 22, 2022|archive-date = March 22, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220322234120/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainians-rush-buy-rifles-shotguns-police-relax-rules-2022-03-01/|url-status = live}}</ref> |
The [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] changed the [[National Shooting Sports Foundation]] members ability to obtain an export license from taking a month to taking just four days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=Joshua |date=March 18, 2022 |title=American gunmakers ramp up efforts to help Ukrainians fight back against Putin |url=https://fortune.com/2022/03/18/us-gunmakers-weapons-shipment-ukraine/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319170539/https://fortune.com/2022/03/18/us-gunmakers-weapons-shipment-ukraine/amp/ |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=March 22, 2022 |website= |publisher=Associated Press |via=Fortune}}</ref> This was due to the [[United States Department of Commerce]] and agencies associated with [[International Traffic in Arms Regulations|ITAR]] expediting weapons shipments to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.newsweek.com/us-gunmakers-efforts-get-weapons-ukraine-often-stifled-red-tape-1689579?amp=1|title = U.S. Gunmakers' efforts to get weapons to Ukraine often stifled by red tape|website = [[Newsweek]]|date = March 18, 2022|access-date = March 24, 2022|archive-date = March 24, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191720/https://www.newsweek.com/us-gunmakers-efforts-get-weapons-ukraine-often-stifled-red-tape-1689579?amp=1|url-status = live}}</ref> In addition, the time it took to obtain a [[Firearms license|permit]] to buy a firearm in Ukraine also decreased from a few months to a few days.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainians-rush-buy-rifles-shotguns-police-relax-rules-2022-03-01/|title = Ukrainians rush to buy rifles, shotguns as police relax rules|newspaper = Reuters|date = March 2022|last1 = Marshall|first1 = Andrew R. c.|access-date = March 22, 2022|archive-date = March 22, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220322234120/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainians-rush-buy-rifles-shotguns-police-relax-rules-2022-03-01/|url-status = live}}</ref> |
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==World's largest arms exporters== |
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[[File:U.S. arms exports by year.webp|thumb|U.S. arms exports by year. The U.S. exported $238 billion in arms in 2023<ref>{{cite web |date=January 29, 2024 |title=US Arms Exports Hit Record High in Fiscal 2023 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/us-arms-exports-hit-record-high-in-fiscal-2023/7462237.html |website=[[Voice of America News]]}}</ref>]]Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in millions. These numbers may not represent real financial flows as prices for the underlying arms can be as low as zero in the case of military aid. The following are estimates from [[SIPRI|Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIPRI Arms Transfers Database |url=https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/toplist.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219211545/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/toplist.php |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=SIPRI}}</ref> |
[[File:U.S. arms exports by year.webp|thumb|U.S. arms exports by year. The U.S. exported $238 billion in arms in 2023<ref>{{cite web |date=January 29, 2024 |title=US Arms Exports Hit Record High in Fiscal 2023 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/us-arms-exports-hit-record-high-in-fiscal-2023/7462237.html |website=[[Voice of America News]]}}</ref>]]Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in millions. These numbers may not represent real financial flows as prices for the underlying arms can be as low as zero in the case of military aid. The following are estimates from [[SIPRI|Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIPRI Arms Transfers Database |url=https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/toplist.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219211545/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/toplist.php |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=SIPRI}}</ref> |
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|5 ||{{ITA}}|| 1,437 |
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|6 ||{{RUS}} || 1,269 |
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|7 ||{{UK}}|| 1,204 |
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|8 ||{{ISR}}|| 1,159 |
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|9 ||{{ESP}}|| 940 |
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|10 ||{{KOR}}|| 621 |
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|1 ||{{US}}|| |
|1 ||{{US}}|| 741,384 |
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|2 ||{{USSR}} (1950-1991)|| |
|2 ||{{USSR}} (1950-1991)|| 451,317 |
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|3 ||{{RUS}} (1992-present)|| 155, |
|3 ||{{RUS}} (1992-present)|| 155,994 |
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|4 ||{{UK}}|| |
|4 ||{{UK}}|| 145,889 |
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|5 ||{{FRA}}|| |
|5 ||{{FRA}}|| 139,022 |
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|6 ||{{DEU}}|| 93,626 |
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|7 ||{{CHN}}|| |
|7 ||{{CHN}}|| 63,831 |
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|8 ||{{ITA}}|| |
|8 ||{{ITA}}|| 38,557 |
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|9 ||{{CSK}} (1950-1992)|| 31, |
|9 ||{{CSK}} (1950-1992)|| 31,211 |
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|10 ||{{NED}}|| 25, |
|10 ||{{NED}}|| 25,987 |
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==World's largest arms importers== |
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Units are in Trend Indicator Values expressed as millions of [[US dollar|U.S. dollar]]s at 1990s prices. These numbers may not represent real financial flows as prices for the underlying arms can be as low as zero in the case of military aid.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=SIPRI Arms Transfers Database |url=https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316112723/https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=October 15, 2019 |website=SIPRI}}</ref> |
Units are in Trend Indicator Values expressed as millions of [[US dollar|U.S. dollar]]s at 1990s prices. These numbers may not represent real financial flows as prices for the underlying arms can be as low as zero in the case of military aid.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=SIPRI Arms Transfers Database |url=https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316112723/https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=October 15, 2019 |website=SIPRI}}</ref> |
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|1||{{ |
|1||{{UKR}}|| 4,012 |
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|2||{{ |
|2||{{PAK}}|| 2,129 |
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|3||{{QAT}}|| 1,805 |
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|4||{{flag|India}}|| 1,428 |
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|5||{{POL}}|| 1,374 |
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|6||{{SAU}}|| 1,315 |
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|7||{{EGY}}|| 1,130 |
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|8||{{JAP}}|| 1,103 |
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|9||{{ |
|9||{{TUR}}|| 936 |
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|10||{{ |
|10||{{UAE}}|| 902 |
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Arms import rankings fluctuate heavily as countries enter and exit wars. Export data tend to be less volatile as exporters tend to be more technologically advanced and have stable production flows. 5-year moving averages present a much more accurate picture of import volume, free from yearly fluctuations. |
Arms import rankings fluctuate heavily as countries enter and exit wars. Export data tend to be less volatile as exporters tend to be more technologically advanced and have stable production flows. 5-year moving averages present a much more accurate picture of import volume, free from yearly fluctuations. |
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==List of major weapon manufacturers== |
=== List of major weapon manufacturers === |
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The arms industry, also known as the defence (or defense) industry, military industry, or the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology. Public sector and private sector firms conduct research and development, engineering, production, and servicing of military material, equipment, and facilities. Customers are the armed forces of states, and civilians. An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition – whether privately or publicly owned – are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination. Products of the arms industry include weapons, munitions, weapons platforms, military communications and other electronics, and more. The arms industry also provides other logistical and operational support.
In 2022, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated global military expenditure at $2.24 trillion, the highest level ever recorded by SIPRI. Global spending grew by 19 per cent over the decade 2013–22 and has risen every year since 2015.[1] The combined arms-sales of the top 100 largest arms-producing companies and military services companies totaled $597 billion in 2022, according to SIPRI.[2] According to the institute, the five largest arms exporters in 2018–22 were the United States, Russia, France, China and Germany. Together, they supplied 76% of the world's arms exports in 2018–22.[3]
Many industrialized countries have a domestic arms industry to supply their own military forces. Some countries also have a substantial legal or illegal domestic trade in weapons for use by their own citizens, primarily for self-defense, hunting or sporting purposes. (Illegal) small arms trade occurs in many countries and regions affected by political instability. The Small Arms Survey estimates that 875 million small arms circulate worldwide, produced by more than 1,000 companies from nearly 100 countries.[4]
History
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During the early modern period, England, France, Sweden and the Netherlands became self-sufficient in arms production, with diffusion and migration of skilled workers to more peripheral countries such as Portugal and Russia.[citation needed]
The modern arms industry emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as a product of the creation and expansion of the first large military–industrial companies. As smaller countries (and even newly industrializing countries like Russia and Japan) could no longer produce cutting-edge military equipment with their indigenous resources and capacity, they increasingly began to contract the manufacture of military equipment, such as battleships, artillery pieces and rifles to foreign firms.[citation needed]
In 1854, the British government awarded a contract to the Elswick Ordnance Company to supply the latest breech loading rifled artillery pieces. This galvanized the private sector into weapons production, with the surplus increasingly exported to foreign countries. William Armstrong became one of the first international arms dealers, selling his systems to governments across the world from Brazil to Japan.[5][non-primary source needed] In 1884, he opened a shipyard at Elswick to specialize in warship production – at the time, it was the only factory in the world that could build a battleship and arm it completely.[6] The factory produced warships for many navies, including the Imperial Japanese Navy. Several Armstrong cruisers played an important role in defeating the Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima in 1905.[citation needed]
In the American Civil War in 1861 the North had about ten times the manufacturing capacity of the economy of the Confederate States of America. This advantage over the South included the ability to produce (in relatively small numbers) breech-loading rifles for use against the muzzle-loading rifled muskets of the South. This began the transition to industrially produced mechanized weapons such as the Gatling gun.[7]
This industrial innovation in the defense industry was adopted by Prussia in its 1864, 1866 and 1870–71 defeats of Denmark, Austria and France respectively. By this time the machine gun had begun entering arsenals. The first examples of its effectiveness were in 1899 during the Boer War and in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War. However, Germany led the innovation of weapons and this advantage in the weapons of World War I nearly defeated the allies.[citation needed]
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In 1885, France decided to capitalize on this increasingly lucrative trade and repealed its ban on weapon exports. The regulatory framework for the period up to the First World War was characterized by a laissez-faire policy that placed little obstruction in the way of weapons exports. Due to the carnage of World War I, arms traders began to be regarded with odium as "merchants of death" and were accused of having instigated and perpetuated the war in order to maximize their profits from arms sales. An inquiry into these allegations in Britain failed to find evidence to support them. However, the sea change in attitude about war more generally meant that governments began to control and regulate the trade themselves.[citation needed]
The volume of the arms trade greatly increased during the 20th century, and it began to be used as a political tool, especially during the Cold War where the United States and the USSR supplied weapons to their proxies across the world, particularly third world countries (see Nixon Doctrine).[8]
Sectors
Land-based weapon
![British Mark V Tank](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_Mark_V_%28male%29_tank.jpg/220px-British_Mark_V_%28male%29_tank.jpg)
This category includes everything from light arms to heavy artillery, and the majority of producers are small. Many are located in third world countries. International trade in handguns, machine guns, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and other relatively inexpensive weapons is substantial. There is relatively little regulation at the international level, and as a result, many weapons fall into the hands of organized crime, rebel forces, terrorists, or regimes under sanctions.[9]
Small arms
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/AK47.jpg/300px-AK47.jpg)
The Control Arms Campaign, founded by Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the International Action Network on Small Arms, estimated in 2003 that there are over 639 million small arms in circulation, and that over 1,135 companies based in more than 98 countries manufacture small arms as well as their various components and ammunition.[10]
Aerospace systems
Encompassing military aircraft (both land-based and naval aviation), conventional missiles, and military satellites, this is the most technologically advanced sector of the market. It is also the least competitive from an economic standpoint, with a handful of companies dominating the entire market. The top clients and major producers are virtually all located in the western world and Russia, with the United States easily in the first place. Prominent aerospace firms include Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Saab AB, Dassault Aviation, Sukhoi, Mikoyan, EADS, Leonardo, Thales Group, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX Corporation, and Boeing. There are also several multinational consortia mostly involved in the manufacturing of fighter jets, such as the Eurofighter. The largest military contract in history, signed in October 2001, involved the development of the Joint Strike Fighter.[9]
Naval systems
Several of the world's great powers maintain substantial naval forces to provide a global presence, with the largest nations possessing aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and advanced anti-air defense systems. The vast majority of military ships are conventionally powered, but some are nuclear-powered. There is also a large global market in second-hand naval vessels, generally purchased by developing countries from Western governments.[9]
Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity industry is expected to be of increasing importance to defense, intelligence and homeland security agencies.[11][12][better source needed]
International arms transfers
Over time
2010-2014
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According to research institute SIPRI, the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2010–14 was 16 percent higher than in 2005–2009. The five biggest exporters in 2010–2014 were the United States, Russia, China, Germany and France, and the five biggest importers were India, Saudi Arabia, China, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. The flow of arms to the Middle East increased by 87 percent between 2009–13 and 2014–18, while there was a decrease in flows to all other regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, and Europe.[14]
2014-2018
SIPRI has identified 67 countries as exporters of major weapons in 2014–18. The top 5 exporters during the period were responsible for 75 percent of all arms exports. The composition of the five largest exporters of arms changed between 2014 and 2018 remained unchanged compared to 2009–13, although their combined total exports of major arms were 10 percent higher. In 2014–18, significant increases in arms exports from the US, France and Germany were seen, while Chinese exports rose marginally and Russian exports decreased.[14]
In 2014–18, 155 countries (about three-quarters of all countries) imported major weapons. The top 5 recipients accounted for 33 percent of the total arms imports during the period. The top five arms importers - Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Australia and Algeria - accounted for 35 percent of total arms imports in 2014–18. Of these, Saudi Arabia and India were among the top five importers in both 2009–13 and 2014–18.
In 2014–18, the volume of major arms international transfers was 7.8 percent higher than in 2009-13 and 23 percent than that in 2004–08. The largest arms importer was Saudi Arabia, importing arms primarily from the United States, United Kingdom and France. Between 2009–13 and 2014–18, the flow of arms to the Middle East increased by 87 percent. Also including India, Egypt, Australia and Algeria, the top five importers received 35 percent of the total arms imports, during 2014–18. The five largest exporters were the United States, Russia, France, Germany and China.[14]
Post-2018
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine changed the National Shooting Sports Foundation members ability to obtain an export license from taking a month to taking just four days.[15] This was due to the United States Department of Commerce and agencies associated with ITAR expediting weapons shipments to Ukraine.[16] In addition, the time it took to obtain a permit to buy a firearm in Ukraine also decreased from a few months to a few days.[17]
World's largest arms exporters
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Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in millions. These numbers may not represent real financial flows as prices for the underlying arms can be as low as zero in the case of military aid. The following are estimates from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.[19]
2023 Rank |
Supplier | Arms Exp (in million TIV) |
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1 | ![]() |
11,287 |
2 | ![]() |
3,287 |
3 | ![]() |
2,432 |
4 | ![]() |
2,012 |
5 | ![]() |
1,437 |
6 | ![]() |
1,269 |
7 | ![]() |
1,204 |
8 | ![]() |
1,159 |
9 | ![]() |
940 |
10 | ![]() |
621 |
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Overall global arms exports rose of about 6 per-cent in the last 5 years compared to the period 2010-2014 and increased by 20 per-cent since 2005–2009.[20]
Rankings for exporters below a billion dollars are less meaningful, as they can be swayed by single contracts. A much more accurate picture of export volume, free from yearly fluctuations, is presented by 5-year moving averages.
Next to SIPRI, there are several other sources that provide data on international transfers of arms. These include national reports by national governments about arms exports, the UN register on conventional arms, and an annual publication by the U.S. Congressional Research Service that includes data on arms exports to developing countries as compiled by U.S. intelligence agencies. Due to the different methodologies and definitions used different sources often provide significantly different data.
World's largest arms exporters since 1950
SIPRI uses the "trend-indicator values" (TIV). These are based on the known unit production costs of weapons and represent the transfer of military resources rather than the financial value of the transfer.[21]
1950–2023 Rank |
Supplier | Arms Exp (in billion TIV) |
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1 | ![]() |
741,384 |
2 | ![]() |
451,317 |
3 | ![]() |
155,994 |
4 | ![]() |
145,889 |
5 | ![]() |
139,022 |
6 | ![]() |
93,626 |
7 | ![]() |
63,831 |
8 | ![]() |
38,557 |
9 | ![]() |
31,211 |
10 | ![]() |
25,987 |
World's largest arms importers
Units are in Trend Indicator Values expressed as millions of U.S. dollars at 1990s prices. These numbers may not represent real financial flows as prices for the underlying arms can be as low as zero in the case of military aid.[22]
2023 Rank |
Recipient | Arms Imp (in million TIV) |
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1 | ![]() |
4,012 |
2 | ![]() |
2,129 |
3 | ![]() |
1,805 |
4 | ![]() |
1,428 |
5 | ![]() |
1,374 |
6 | ![]() |
1,315 |
7 | ![]() |
1,130 |
8 | ![]() |
1,103 |
9 | ![]() |
936 |
10 | ![]() |
902 |
Arms import rankings fluctuate heavily as countries enter and exit wars. Export data tend to be less volatile as exporters tend to be more technologically advanced and have stable production flows. 5-year moving averages present a much more accurate picture of import volume, free from yearly fluctuations.
List of major weapon manufacturers
This is a list of the world's largest arms manufacturers and other military service companies who profit the most from the war economy, their origin is shown as well. The information is based on a list published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute for 2022.[23]
2022 Rank | Company name | Defense Revenue (US$ billions) |
% of Total Revenue from Defense |
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1 | ![]() |
59.39 | 90 |
2 | ![]() |
39.57 | 59 |
3 | ![]() |
32.30 | 88 |
4 | ![]() |
29.30 | 44 |
5 | ![]() |
28.32 | 72 |
6 | ![]() |
26.90 | 97 |
7 | ![]() |
22.06 | 27 |
8 | ![]() |
20.62 | 25 |
9 | ![]() |
19.56 | 44 |
10 | ![]() |
16.81 | 55 |
11 | ![]() |
15.08 | 27 |
12 | ![]() |
12.63 | 74 |
13 | ![]() |
12.47 | 83 |
14 | ![]() |
12.09 | 20 |
15 | ![]() |
11.77 | 32 |
Arms control
Arms control refers to international restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation and usage of small arms, conventional weapons, and weapons of mass destruction.[24] It is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy, which seeks to persuade governments to accept such limitations through agreements and treaties, although it may also be forced upon non-consenting governments.
Notable international arms control treaties
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Global_weapons_sales_1950-2006.jpg/220px-Global_weapons_sales_1950-2006.jpg)
- Geneva Protocol on chemical and biological weapons, 1925
- Outer Space Treaty, signed and entered into force 1967
- Biological Weapons Convention, signed 1972, entered into force 1975
- Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), 1987
- Chemical Weapons Convention, signed 1993, entered into force 1997
- Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel land mines, signed 1997, entered into force 1999
- New START Treaty, signed by Russia and the United States in April 2010, entered into force in February 2011
- Arms Trade Treaty, concluded in 2013, entered into force on 24 December 2014.[25]
See also
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- ^ Liang, Xiao; Scarazzato, Lorenzo; Béraud-Sudreau, Lucie; Tian, Nan; Lopes Da Silva, Diego; Sild, Eero Kristjan (December 2023). "The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2022". SIPRI. doi:10.55163/UJNP6171.
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