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Military Notebook: Military Discussions

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  • #411
    Re: Military Notebook: Military Discussions

    Sanctions will be one of the pillars to cause the US's downfall in the next 20-30 years.

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      Re: Military Notebook: Military Discussions

      I don't think US considered such moves by Russia in Syria.
      B0zkurt Hunter

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      • #413
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        Russian arms sales surge as western firms lose market share











        Gael Branchereua with Germain Moyon in Moscow

        December 14, 2015










































        Sales of Russia-made weapons such as BUK missiles surged 48.1% last year


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        Sales of Russia-made weapons such as BUK missiles surged 48.1% last year (AFP Photo/Vasily Maximov)


        Arms manufacturers in North America and Western Europe dominated international arms sales in 2014, but their market share dropped while Russian and Asian companies saw theirs rise, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported Monday.

        Total turnover for the 100 biggest arms and military services companies declined for the fourth year in a row, falling by 1.5 percent from 2013 to stand at $401 billion (364 billion euros).

        The top company was US-based Lockheed Martin, which saw sales grow by 3.9 percent to $37.5 billion for 2014.

        Companies based in Western Europe and the United States continue to dominate the top 100, with 80 percent of the total market share. But sales for Western European and US companies decreased by 3.2 percentage points between 2013 and 2014.

        In Western Europe "a large part of the defence spending, which is missing, is from procurement. It's easier to cut procurement than to cut salaries -- so the quickest thing to do is just buy less," said Siemon Wezeman, a senior researcher at SIPRI's Arms and Military Expenditure Programme.

        Meanwhile, the 36 companies representing the rest of the world on SIPRI's list saw their sales soar by 25 percent, boosted by an almost 50-percent rise in Russian arms sales.

        "Russian companies are riding the wave of increasing national military spending and exports," said Wezeman.

        The combined annual revenue growth of the 11 Russian companies on SIPRI's list from 2013–14 was 48.4 percent, according to the report.

        The top Russian company on the list was Almaz-Antey, taking 11th place with a turnover of $8.84 billion. Almaz-Antey manufactures the BUK missile, which was allegedly used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 on July 17, 2014 in Ukraine.

        Much of Russia's weapons production is delivered to its own armed forces, but it also has large clients in other parts of the world, including India and China -- both big players in the arms race.

        - Ukraine's arms industry flagging -

        Moscow has also provided arms to Syria since the Soviet era, though Damascus is now receiving very little, Wezeman said.

        After an almost five-year conflict that has left 250,000 people dead and forced millions of others to flee, Syria no longer has the financial means to buy weapons from Russia.

        "The Russians basically say: you pay, then we deliver, otherwise we don't do it," Wezeman said.

        Russian arms sales don't appear to have suffered much from the international sanctions slapped on Moscow after its annexation of Crimea in March 2014. Weapons industry officials have said the sanctions have merely prompted Russia to seek out new markets and develop new technologies.

        But because of its conflict with Russia, Ukraine's arms sale have plunged by 37.4 percent.

        "The noticeable decline in sales for Ukrainian companies was largely due to disruption caused by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the loss of the Russian market, and the fall in the value of the local currency," said Wezeman.

        Ukraine state-owned company UkrOboronProm fell from 58th position in 2013 to 90th in 2014, with a drop in sales of 50.2 percent to $840 million. Motor Sich, the other Ukrainian company that was ranked in the 2013 top 100, has left the list altogether.

        Emerging producers meanwhile continued to strengthen their presence.

        Two Turkish arms-producing companies ranked in the top 100: ASELSAN, which increased its sales by 5.6 percent in 2014 but has moved down in the ranking from 66th to 73rd; and Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI), which has entered the top 100 at 89, with a growth in arms sales of 15.1 percent.

        "Turkey is seeking more self-sufficiency for its arms supplies and this, coupled with an aggressive export drive, has contributed to the rapid growth in revenue for ASELSAN and TAI," said Pieter Wezeman, another senior researcher at SIPRI.

        South Korean companies also raised their profile in 2014, increasing their total sales by 10.5 percent compared to 2013.

        The most recent South Korean entrant to the top 100 is Hyundai Rotem, a military vehicle manufacturer, which jumped from $430 million in 2013 to $770 million in 2014.

        A total of 15 Asian companies, excluding Chinese manufacturers, entered the Sipri top 100 list.

        The Swedish institute does not include China in its list due to a lack of reliable data.

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        Hayastan or Bust.

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        • #414
          Re: Military Notebook: Military Discussions
          Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
          Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
          Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests

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