Sputnik: US, Russia Remain World’s Top Arms Exporters – Annual Arms Trade Report
Russia is the world’s second largest arms exporter, while the United States remains on top.
Russia remains the world’s second largest arms exporter after the United States, according to the 2014 annual defense trade report conducted by research company IHS Inc.
“Russia had a record year – the country’s arms export in 2014 was $10 billion, a 9-percent increase compared to 2013,” the IHS report said.
Largest buyers of Russian arms in 2014 were China ($2.3 billion), India ($1.7 billion), as well as Venezuela and Vietnam ($1 billion each).
In 2014, the global defense trade rose for the sixth straight year to a record $64.4 billion.
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The biggest economies are the largest exporters?
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