This Map Of US And Russian Arms Sales Says It All

[kamrananvaar]

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They say the Cold War is over, but Russia and the U.S. remain the leading supplier of weapons to countries around the world and are the two biggest military powers. Lately, tensions have been pretty high, too.

The U.S. supplies much of NATO and Middle Eastern allies like Turkey, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

Russia supplies other BRIC nations, as well as Iran, much of Southeast Asia, and North Africa.

We took numbers from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute for 2012-2013 to see whom the two rivals were supplying with weaponry. The U.S. dealt to 59 nations that Russia doesn't sell or send weaponry to, while Russia dealt to just 15 nations that don't receive U.S. arms.

Fifteen countries received weaponry from both the U.S. and Russia, including Brazil, India, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

The country that received the highest dollar amount of U.S. weaponry was the United Arab Emirates, with more than $3.7 billion in arms received over that period. Russia dealt the greatest value of weapons to India, sending more than $13.6 billion.

Overall, the U.S. sent more than $26.9 billion in weaponry to foreign nations, while Russia sent weaponry exceeding $29.7 billion in value around the globe.

Interestingly, the U.S. actually recieved roughly $16 million worth of weaponry from Russia. This was part of a $1 billion helicopter deal the two nations made so that the U.S. could supply Afghan security forces with equipment they were already more familiar with.

Importantly, SIPRI's totals don't measure the cost of the transaction but the cost of the weapons' production. The numbers are listed as the production value of the weapons sold rather than the amount they were actually sold for. In addition, SIPRI does not track the transfer of certain small arms.

SIPRI gives several examples to explain their chosen method. In 2009, six Eurofighters valued at $55 million each were delivered by Germany to Austria. Therefore the delivery was valued at $330 million, even though the actual transaction likely netted a much higher total. For comparison, when The New York Times listed the total of weapons sold by the U.S. at $66.3 billion in 2011, SIPRI came up with a much lower total based off of production cost of $15.4 billion.

 

[faisal6309]

US got orders from more countries than Russia but Russia earned more than US. Even US in time of cold war have purchased some air crafts and maybe other things. Russia's AK-47 is one of the reason why its weapons are famous.

 

[forcetrip]

US got orders from more countries than Russia but Russia earned more than US. Even US in time of cold war have purchased some air crafts and maybe other things. Russia's AK-47 is one of the reason why its weapons are famous.

13 billion is just the Indian invoice.

 

[Sardar Singh]

Now there is new govt. in Delhi so we can expect more contracts for russia and will see sharp decline in weapon purchase from Amreeka.

 

[dlclong]

China's ranking is too high.need increase Independent research and development efforts
BTW Finally know why the U.S. did not wantthe world peace

 

[Sardar Singh]

China's ranking is too high.need increase Independent research and development efforts
BTW Finally know why the U.S. did not wantthe world peace

Mate your DP just disturbed my inner peace

 

[third eye]

I wish Indian & Pak posters see this thread and realise the futility of peace talks & umeed !

Will US , Russia, China, Israel , EU etc allow peace to prevail in S Asia ?

If a ' demand' is not created how will their weapons sell ?

Peace in S Asia will be the death knell for so many jobs & industries the world over.

 

[kamrananvaar]

Here's Why Russia Has Sent $13 Billion Worth Of Weaponry To India In Recent Years

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This vehicle is used to launch Russian Iskander missiles





Russia has sent an extraordinary amount of weaponry to India, which was the world's largest arms importer in 2013. Vladimir Putin's government has been aggressive in its stance towards Europe and the west — while cultivating one of the developing world's emerging powers as the leading recipient of Russian arms.

Between 2012-2013, Russia sent more than $13.6 billion in weapons to India, nearly half of the overall $29.7 billion worth of arms exported by Russia during this time, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI tracks weapons imports and exports in production cost as opposed to transaction cost, and does not account for the exchange of some small arms).

In comparison, the U.S. sent just under $2 billion to India over the same timeframe, according to SIPRI.

"It's not surprising that India is its biggest customer and that U.S. sales to India are not comparable," Matt Schroeder, an arms sales expert with Small Arms Survey, told Business Insider. He explained that the U.S. became suspicious of India after the country developed and then tested nuclear weapons in the late 1990s. American sales to the world's second-most populous nation did not increase until after the September 11th terrorist attacks.

During the lull in relations, India looked to other suppliers — Russia included.

"It takes years, sometimes decades, to transition away from one supplier to another," Schroeder said. "I think India is pretty leery about putting all of its eggs in the U.S. basket to begin with. The U.S. tends to sanction countries when they kind of fall foul of U.S. arms exports criteria, and the Russians don't generally do that. They don't tend to sanction regimes for their behavior."

Schroeder said that for that reason, he would be surprised if India ever decided to import as much weaponry from the U.S. as it does from Russia.

Overall, India imports far more in weaponry than China, another rising power with a population of over 1 billion.

Schroeder said this is because China has a much more robust domestic defense industry than India, and no longer needs to purchase as many weapons. The Chinese imported technology from Russia during the 1980's and 1990's before the country developed its own ability to produce advanced weaponry on a large scale.

India is further behind in that regard — which means it will have to depend on powerful external suppliers, including ones whose interests and policies might be diametrically opposed to those of the United States. So India is an ideal place for Russia to build favor and influence. It's a large, ambitious country withan independent-minded foreign policy, and active security threats on its borders — and a domestic arms industry that can't keep up with its policies or perceived security needs.

Its complicated history with the United States presents Putin with an opportunity as well, and a chance to undercut U.S. in one of Asia's most strategically vital countries.

Weapons sales are one way that Russia can build influence with rising powers — turning key states like India into another potential battleground between Putin and the U.S.



Read more: Why Russia Sends So Much Weaponry To India - Business Insider

 

[Cyberian]

Now there is new govt. in Delhi so we can expect more contracts for russia and will see sharp decline in weapon purchase from Amreeka.

Amreeka has ways. Look, how badly they ended Congress rule in India for rejecting the Amreeki MMRCA offer.

 

[kawaraj]

Its like the cold war. Iron Curtain Jr

 

[Schutz]

And every year more of the surplus becomes outdated never have seen any action, just remove all military unless in regions where Muslims live then you need them to fight off the inevitable terrorists and give every country 100 nukes, far cheaper than constant arms deals that are decorative.

 

[dlclong]

Mate your DP just disturbed my inner peace

Your DP World NO.1,My heart would break

 

[Sardar Singh]

Amreeka has ways. Look, how badly they ended Congress rule in India for rejecting the Amreeki MMRCA offer.

Cool Story bro +1 for imagination

Your DP World NO.1,My heart would break

Why your heart would break?Caus my DP is world no 1?Now don't be jealous you.....