India, China biggest buyers of military weapons

kashifshahzad

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Fri, 16 Sep 2005, 09:31


Washington: According to a US government study, India and China have emerged as the biggest buyers of military weapons worldwide. The United States dominated the market as the biggest seller by signing deals worth 12.4 billion dollars in 2004 - that is 33.5 per cent of the value of all deals worldwide - but down from 15.1 billion dollars in 2003.

China has bought more than any other developing nation over the past four years, signing 10.4 billion dollars in deals.

For that same four-year period, India was the second-biggest buyer, with 7.9 billion dollars in purchases, and Egypt third, signing 6.5 billion dollars in deals.

India surpassed China in total purchases last year, agreeing to buy 5.7 billion dollars in arms. So did Saudi Arabia, behind India, with contracts valued at 2.9 billion dollars.

China was third, signing 2.2 billion dollars in contracts, according to the Congressional Research Service, (CRS) a division of the US Library of Congress.

The share of US arms contracts with developing nations was 6.9 billion dollars in 2004, or 31.6 per cent of all such deals, up slightly from 2003's 6.5 billion dollars.

Russia was second, with 6.1 billion dollars in agreements, or 16.5 per cent of all such contracts, a big increase from its 4.4 billion dollars in deals in 2003.




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their economies are growing and they are crazy about their defence
 

aaaditya

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kashifshahzad said:
UNI
Fri, 16 Sep 2005, 09:31


Washington: According to a US government study, India and China have emerged as the biggest buyers of military weapons worldwide. The United States dominated the market as the biggest seller by signing deals worth 12.4 billion dollars in 2004 - that is 33.5 per cent of the value of all deals worldwide - but down from 15.1 billion dollars in 2003.

China has bought more than any other developing nation over the past four years, signing 10.4 billion dollars in deals.

For that same four-year period, India was the second-biggest buyer, with 7.9 billion dollars in purchases, and Egypt third, signing 6.5 billion dollars in deals.

India surpassed China in total purchases last year, agreeing to buy 5.7 billion dollars in arms. So did Saudi Arabia, behind India, with contracts valued at 2.9 billion dollars.

China was third, signing 2.2 billion dollars in contracts, according to the Congressional Research Service, (CRS) a division of the US Library of Congress.

The share of US arms contracts with developing nations was 6.9 billion dollars in 2004, or 31.6 per cent of all such deals, up slightly from 2003's 6.5 billion dollars.

Russia was second, with 6.1 billion dollars in agreements, or 16.5 per cent of all such contracts, a big increase from its 4.4 billion dollars in deals in 2003.




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their economies are growing and they are crazy about their defence
naturally kashif ,the larger a nations economy ,the greater is its insecurity,they need to spend more money on defence in order to make their economy secure .
 

SOLDIER officer

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kashifshahzad said:
UNI
Fri, 16 Sep 2005, 09:31


Washington: According to a US government study, India and China have emerged as the biggest buyers of military weapons worldwide. The United States dominated the market as the biggest seller by signing deals worth 12.4 billion dollars in 2004 - that is 33.5 per cent of the value of all deals worldwide - but down from 15.1 billion dollars in 2003.

China has bought more than any other developing nation over the past four years, signing 10.4 billion dollars in deals.

For that same four-year period, India was the second-biggest buyer, with 7.9 billion dollars in purchases, and Egypt third, signing 6.5 billion dollars in deals.

India surpassed China in total purchases last year, agreeing to buy 5.7 billion dollars in arms. So did Saudi Arabia, behind India, with contracts valued at 2.9 billion dollars.

China was third, signing 2.2 billion dollars in contracts, according to the Congressional Research Service, (CRS) a division of the US Library of Congress.

The share of US arms contracts with developing nations was 6.9 billion dollars in 2004, or 31.6 per cent of all such deals, up slightly from 2003's 6.5 billion dollars.

Russia was second, with 6.1 billion dollars in agreements, or 16.5 per cent of all such contracts, a big increase from its 4.4 billion dollars in deals in 2003.




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their economies are growing and they are crazy about their defence
Lets not forget that the Chinese and Indians are also rivals. The Indian nuclear program was as much driven by the perception of China as a threat as it was by ongoing tensions with Pakistan.
 

aaaditya

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kashifshahzad said:
UNI
Fri, 16 Sep 2005, 09:31


Washington: According to a US government study, India and China have emerged as the biggest buyers of military weapons worldwide. The United States dominated the market as the biggest seller by signing deals worth 12.4 billion dollars in 2004 - that is 33.5 per cent of the value of all deals worldwide - but down from 15.1 billion dollars in 2003.

China has bought more than any other developing nation over the past four years, signing 10.4 billion dollars in deals.

For that same four-year period, India was the second-biggest buyer, with 7.9 billion dollars in purchases, and Egypt third, signing 6.5 billion dollars in deals.

India surpassed China in total purchases last year, agreeing to buy 5.7 billion dollars in arms. So did Saudi Arabia, behind India, with contracts valued at 2.9 billion dollars.

China was third, signing 2.2 billion dollars in contracts, according to the Congressional Research Service, (CRS) a division of the US Library of Congress.

The share of US arms contracts with developing nations was 6.9 billion dollars in 2004, or 31.6 per cent of all such deals, up slightly from 2003's 6.5 billion dollars.

Russia was second, with 6.1 billion dollars in agreements, or 16.5 per cent of all such contracts, a big increase from its 4.4 billion dollars in deals in 2003.




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their economies are growing and they are crazy about their defence
the thing is ultimately both india and china end up buying more or less the same equipment from russia,i wonder what would be the consequences of this in the event of an indo-china war?:D
 

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If the Sino-Indian War of 1962 is indication, I'd say the Chinese would win. At the altitude any war between China and India would be fought at, I can't imagine technology playing a significant role. I think the conflict would come down to manpower and training. The Chinese obviously win manpower (for now at least) and I guess that the Chinese are just as well trained as the Indians.
 

aaaditya

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SOLDIER officer said:
If the Sino-Indian War of 1962 is indication, I'd say the Chinese would win. At the altitude any war between China and India would be fought at, I can't imagine technology playing a significant role. I think the conflict would come down to manpower and training. The Chinese obviously win manpower (for now at least) and I guess that the Chinese are just as well trained as the Indians.
any modern day combat depends heavily on technology particularly in mountainous regions an example being the kargil war(where india made an extensive use of bofors guns and rocket launchers,combat aircrafts etc.)other items of use include nvg's,hitech jamproof communication equipment ,uav's etc.
india lost the 1962 war because of political diffidence,they never expected a chinese invasion,the troops did not have winter clothing ,they were provided with single shot rifles and no artillery support,the biggest mistake was not using the airforce(chinese airforce that tiome have long range bombars or combat aircrafts capable of taking off from the tibetan plateau or flying long distances without weapons load penalty),whereas indian airforce bases were located very close to the border . had india used its airforce the scenario would have been very much in india's favour,since india air force was better equipped than the chinese airforce.
however iam sure that the same mistake will not be repeated again as has been seen from the liberal use of the airforce during the kargil war.:D
 

kashifshahzad

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aaaditya said:
any modern day combat depends heavily on technology particularly in mountainous regions an example being the kargil war(where india made an extensive use of bofors guns and rocket launchers,combat aircrafts etc.)other items of use include nvg's,hitech jamproof communication equipment ,uav's etc.
india lost the 1962 war because of political diffidence,they never expected a chinese invasion,the troops did not have winter clothing ,they were provided with single shot rifles and no artillery support,the biggest mistake was not using the airforce(chinese airforce that tiome have long range bombars or combat aircrafts capable of taking off from the tibetan plateau or flying long distances without weapons load penalty),whereas indian airforce bases were located very close to the border . had india used its airforce the scenario would have been very much in india's favour,since india air force was better equipped than the chinese airforce.
however iam sure that the same mistake will not be repeated again as has been seen from the liberal use of the airforce during the kargil war.:D
Can you tell me what happened in Indo-Pak war there arenet that kind of winter conditions what do you think if India used its airforce in Indo china war there woudnt be any sam sites located in the Chineese teritory
 

aaaditya

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kashif during the indochina war of 1962 chinese airforce bases bordering india were located deep inside tibet(tibet is a high altitude mountain area),chinese combat aircrafts during those days needed rato(rocket assisted take off) and did not have sufficient range to be able to worry iaf,also use of rato meant reduction in weapon load,all these were the disadvantages faced by the chinese airforce as compared to it the iaf bases were very close to the border and located at relatively low alttitude.chinese sam's would nt have been much of a worry for india.(becuase the sam's in those days were very unreliable and primitive).
during the kargil war even though it was defined as a low intensity operation(anti terrorist operation) india used advanced weapons .mirage 2000,mig27,mig29 and jaguar jets,mi17 helicopters were used by the airforce while the army used the bofors artillery gun,and mbrl's against the terrorists (even the infiltrators did not expect that kind of intense response).
one advantage of the kargil war was that india was able to test several indigenous defence technology in actual combat conditions besides testing various concepts.
1)during the kargil war india used the indigenous insas rifle which was further improved and then inducted.
2)india tested the pinake multi barrel rocket launchers (they were then improved and inducted)
3)india used laser guided bombs for the first time in actual combat.
4)india used bofors guns in direct shoot mode.
:D
 
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