This development is due to the fact that France has overtaken Russia, whose arms exports have decreased – apparently due to international sanctions – impressively (-53% between 2019 and 2023)
For the first time France is the world’s second largest arms exporter, seeing its international sales rise by 47% in 2019-2023, compared to 2014-2018, a report by the International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) says. published today.
This development is due to the fact that France overtook Russia, whose arms exports decreased – apparently due to international sanctions – impressively (-53% between 2019 and 2023). France, representing 10.92% of international arms sales, is slightly ahead of Russia, which fell to 10.54%, Sipri reports. In first place is the United States whose international sales increased by 17% and now represent 42% of the total. China (5.8%) and Germany (5.6%) are ranked 4th and 5th. These five countries account for 75% of international arms sales.
France has pursued a more active international policy in recent years, the Sipri report says, noting that countries buying from France appreciate the opportunities for military and industrial cooperation and that French weapons are “ITAR free”, meaning they are not subject to in US arms sales regulations
Source :Skai
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