DefenceTalkA top Pentagon official cautioned India on Wednesday that there are no guarantees for a special waiver from US sanctions if it buys new weapons platforms from Russia. Washington is alarmed at the prospect of India, an increasingly important US military ally and the world’s top defense importer, buying new systems from Russia, including its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-official-cautions-india-over-buying-russian-arms-71826/

DefenceTalkWorldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by a demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study said Monday. Between 2012-2016, arms imports in terms of volume by countries in Asia and Oceania accounted for 43 percent of global imports, a 7.7 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-trade-highest-since-cold-war-study-69184/

DefenceTalkThe volume of international transfers of major weapons has grown continuously since 2004 and rose by 14 per cent between 2006–10 and 2011–15, according to new data on international arms transfers published today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Six of the top 10 largest arms importers in the 5-year period 2011–15 are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/asia-middle-east-arms-imports-us-russia-largest-arms-exporters-66831/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia overtook India in 2014 as the world’s biggest importer of defense equipment, fuelled by tensions in the Middle East, according to a study published on Sunday by respected analysts IHS Jane’s. Global defence trade currently stands at $64.4 billion, said the report from the London-based defense specialists. The figure has been driven by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-becomes-top-arms-importer-63402/

DefenceTalkDefence projects worth a whopping Rs 80,000 crore (approx.. $13bn) were on Saturday cleared by the government which decided that six submarines will be made indigenously and over 8,000 Israeli antitank guided missiles and 12 upgraded Dornier surveillance aircraft will be purchased. The decisions were taken following a meeting of the defence acquisition council, chaired […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-approves-13bn-weapons-package-60864/

DefenceTalkPARIS: India remains the biggest buyer of arms in the world, importing nearly three times as many weapons as its nearest competitors China and Pakistan over the last five years, a Swedish think tank said on Monday. The total volume of arms sales was up 14 per cent in 2009-13 compared to the previous five […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-arms-imports-almost-triple-china-pakistan-study-59044/