India Among The 10 Largest Arms Importers In The World

Venezuela:
Venezuela is the 9th largest weapon buyer in the world and the largest importer in South America. The country has an on-going rearmament program and purchased a substantial number of weapons from Russia (66 percent), Spain (12 percent) and China (12 percent). Venezuela purchased BMP-3 and BTR-80 armored vehicles, S-125 Pechora-2M SAM systems, T-72 tanks and 2S23 Nona-SVK self-propelled guns from Russia.

Morocco:
From the 69th spot, Morocco rose to the 8th spot with a maximum increase in weapon imports.  From 2008-2012, Morocco purchased 24 F-16C combat aircrafts from the U.S., 27 MF-2000 combat aircrafts from France, three SIGMA frigates from the Netherlands and 54 Type-90-2 tanks from China. The volume of arm deliveries in this country is increased by 1460 percent. According to the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, Morocco accounted for 2 percent of world deliveries.

Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia, accounting for 3 percent of world deliveries is the seventh biggest weapon buyer. In addition, the country is also one of the world’s most densely armed nations. It is predicted that the country might become one of the top five arms importers in the coming years. Most of its military weapons are imported from Europe and North America. This country purchased 48 Typhoon combat aircrafts from the UK and 152 F-15SA from the U.S. Its shielded vehicles are imported from Canada, France and the U.S.

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