In 2015 the military budget of the PRC will grow by 10.1% , a relatively modest growth by the standards of the past ten years: for example, in 2007 it increased by 17.8% and in 2008 by 17.6%. The slowest growth of the military budget in recent years was in 2010, a mere 7.5%. China’s military budget rate of growth hit double digits in the second half of the 1990s. It rose in nominal dollar terms from $30 billion in 2000 to nearly $120 billion in 2010. In real terms the official military budget...
... advance of Chinese space weapons could shatter the rickety regional balance. Other countries face numerous risks of premeditated or accidental destruction of their vehicles, damage from falling rockets or missiles, and the risk of being drawn into an arms race, as grounds emerge for others to take the same line. In 2012, the need for anti-satellite space weapons and military mini-satellites was voiced by the
Indian Defense Research and Development Organization
, whereas in summer 2014, Japanese media ...
... China has become a major
weapons vendor
Beijing is currently reviewing the structure of its armed forces, with regiments and divisions gradually being eliminated in the Army and the Air Force. Combat training has been focused on the interaction of arms and services using up-to-date computerized systems. The armed forces are also acquiring precision weapons, in part in order to improve the performance of outdated systems, for example the artillery is obtaining 122 and 155-mm guided
ammunition with ...
Middle Range Power – Liberalism or Realism?
Australia badly requires unlimited access to the World Ocean and its resources, its national security fundamentally hinging on maritime trading. Canberra's interests stretch far beyond the South Pacific. Moreover, the regional balance of forces is changing, compelling the country to
modernize its defense capabilities
, as well the strategy and tactics for deployment.
Clear and Present Dangers to the Green Continent
In July 2014, Canberra released
a...
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... Azerbaijani defense expenditures soared by more than 100 percent over the past four years.
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The Transcaucasian countries are also investing in their own defense sectors, the most active being Georgia and Azerbaijan who are
manufacturing their own small arms
, ammunition and several types of armored vehicles;
Armenia similarly also has engaged
in domestic production with some success
. At the same time, because their domestic capacities are rather sparse, all three countries are focusing on strengthening ...
... Russia in short-term. Since the end of the Cold War, oil, nature gas and defense export has been significant for Russian economy. Compared with Russian’s export, import is obviously not worth mentioning. According to the data of international arms transfer, at SIPRI, Ukraine has been the top one 1991~2013, whether trend indicator values or deliver quantities. The delivered weapons made in Ukraine included 84 turbofans for Yake-130 trainer/combat aircraft produced in Russia in 2009~17, 100 ...
Russia, China, the five members of European Union (France, Germany, the UK, Spain, and Italy) take the 66 percent of international arms transfer in the period of 2009~2013 (Siemon T. Wezeman, 2014). Compared with the 2004~2008, the percentage of arms importers of major weapon regional, Africa increase from 7% to 9% in the same period (see the below). As recipient, the poorly limited ...
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
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... confrontation and to build up their defense capabilities, both in quantity and quality, in order to protect their national interests.
Asia-Pacific Parabellum
By the beginning of the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific region has become the largest regional buyer of arms and military equipment, surpassing even the traditionally "hot" Middle East. The consequences of the recent economic crisis have had almost no effect on the volume of trade in this sector. Political considerations are compelling regional ...
