Arms trade

U.S., Russia Remain World’s Top Exporters Of Weapons

The United States remains the world's top weapons seller, accounting for 34 percent of global arms sales over the past five years, a new study shows.

Russia was the second-largest exporter with about 20 percent global arms deliveries, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported on March 11 in its latest overview of global weapons transfers.

The U.S. share of arms sales is up from 30 percent recorded in the 2008-12 period, SIPRI said.

"Based on deals signed during the Obama administration, U.S. arms deliveries in 2013–17 reached their highest level since the late 1990s,’ said Aude Fleurant (EDS: a woman), director of the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Program.