... more,
the economic dependence of Latin American countries on China, which will only continue to grow in the coming years, will have a noticeable impact. By providing loans to poorer countries, China opens up new niches for itself on the Latin American arms markets.
Russia is trying to make greater use of offsetting transactions and looks for opportunities to finance projects that are of interest to the countries in the region. However, these efforts have not always proved successful. In addition to this, non-economic ...
... number of years now. Not only is it a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine that has brought about increased tensions between Russia and NATO, it also contains profound changes to the military and political situation in Europe and the world.
It is reflected ... ..., which have been relocated from U.S. airbases to the United Kingdom.
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Vadim Trukhachev:
A New Arms Race in Eastern and Northern
Europe
However, a more objective analysis of U.S. and NATO military policy as a whole would ...
Russia and China in the Brazilian Arms Market
In recent years, Latin American countries have drastically altered their military doctrines, most of them now willing to significantly diversify their military hardware suppliers and drop their absolute dependence on the United States and ...
... AK-103 assault rifles under license and another to produce 7.62-mm ammunition for the rifles is nearing completion in Maracay.
In 2013, Venezuela signed an
agreement to establish a helicopter
service center.
Since 2005, Venezuela has concluded deals for Russian arms and military equipment valued at about
$12 billion
.
The supply of weapons under contract to the Bolivarian Republic is still ongoing, but the broader situation has changed. The possibility of signing new agreements in the near future is less likely....
... In the post-Soviet period, Baku has refrained from buying from Russia, with the first deal concluded only in 2007 when the Azerbaijanis purchased 62 T-72 tanks and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, probably right off the line.
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Since that time, Russia's share in the Azerbaijani arms market has been on the rise, ousting previously dominant Ukraine, Belarus and Eastern Europe.
Arms supplies are arriving into the region mainly from Russia, Israel, Ukraine, Turkey, as well as from the CIS and East European countries.
From 2002 ...
....com/news/finance-and-economics/21601536-crisis-ukraine-hurting-already-weakening-economy-tipping-scales?zid=295&ah=0bca374e65f2354d553956ea65f756e0. [2] Darya Korsunskaya and Lidia Kelly, “Russian government admits economy in crisis as Ukraine weigh”, March 17, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/17/us-russia-economy-crisis-idUSBREA2G0RF20140317. [3] The data from international arms transfer database, SIPRI. [4] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/mistral.htm.
... acquisition of maritime assets will be taken priority by the most sub-Saharan African states. The sophisticated weapon systems made by Russia and China have been exported to African states, especial Sub-Saharan states. In December, 2013, it is reported that Russia’s state arms export monopoly said that it would deliver 12 Su-30K fighter jets to a nation in southern Africa. Contrary to the past, Chinese defense groups show its ambitions to develop African market with their high-technology weapons. From 2009 t0 present, ...
Notwithstanding the multitude of dire predictions about the decline of Russian arms exports, Moscow is building up its military-technical cooperation with foreign partners, firmly holding onto second place among global arms exporters. In 2013, sales of Rosoboronexport, Russia's sole vendor of defense items, reached
USD 13.2 billion
...
... to Indonesia, worth more than $100 million. Seventeen such vehicles were delivered in the past and the contracts for the supply of the Mi-17 and Mi-35 helicopters and aircraft armament systems
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are being currently carried out.
More than 90% of Russian arms exports to the Asia-Pacific region go to China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Deliveries to other countries of the region are more sporadic. In some large markets, especially those in South Korea and Singapore, the products created by our military-industrial ...
