Buoyed by European rearmament boost, global military spending jumps to $2.89 trillion
While Europe saw a 14 percent increase in defense spending, US expenditure declined by 7.5 percent.
Europe leads global arms imports market as demand surges: SIPRI report
Ukraine, Poland and the United Kingdom were the three biggest European weapon system importers between 2021 and 2025, said SIPRI.
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Middle East defense industry flexes its muscles with nine firms in SIPRI’s Top 100
Companies from Israel, the UAE and Turkey made an estimated $31 billion in arms revenue in 2024, according to a new report.
Israeli defense spending jumped in 2024, part of overall rise in Middle East: SIPRI
Meanwhile, Iran’s military spending decreased by 10 percent to reach $7.9 billion in 2024.
Germany surges to fourth largest global military spender: SIPRI
Europe has entered a period of high and increasing military spending, “which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future," Lorenzo Scarazzato, a researcher at SIPRI’s Military Expenditure and Arms Productions Program, told Breaking Defense.
Global defense revenues grew in 2023 amid Ukraine, Middle East conflicts: SIPRI report
While Russian defense contractors recorded a surge to their bottom lines, Chinese companies saw their year-over-year revenue growth stagnate, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Global military spending hits ‘all-time high’ of $2.4 trillion: SIPRI report
The US remains the world’s largest defense spender, outlaying $916 billion last year, a 2.3 percent annual increase, ahead of China in second place, which spent an estimated $296 billion, a 6 percent increase over the same period.
US arms sales dip causes top 100 contractor revenues to slide in 2022: Report
SIPRI said global competitors moved faster, and revenues for defense firms in Asia and the Middle East "increased substantially."
Saudi Arabia, Qatar see sharp jump in military spending in the Middle East: Report
The war in Ukraine may have spurred large defense jumps in Europe, but analysis suggests the Middle East seems preoccupied with regional issues.
Global defense spending reaches ‘record high’ of $2.2 trillion: SIPRI
“While the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 certainly affected military spending decisions in 2022, concerns about Russian aggression have been building for much longer,” said Lorenzo Scarazzato, researcher with SIPRI’s Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
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Egypt likely to get F-15s: CENTCOM chief
The general's comments come ahead of the standard public notifications associated with foreign military sales.
US expands global arms export gap over No. 2 seller Russia: Report
Russian and Chinese international weapon sales are continuing on a downward trend from last year's report.
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Bill Greenwalt worked hand in glove with the late Sen. Sen. McCain as he tried — and repeatedly failed — to cleanse the defense budget of huge amounts of what isn’t really defense spending — cancer research, health care, grocery stores and the list goes on and on. If you strip this from the defense […]