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Arms Sales

The US Navy Needs 161 More Ships
By Zachary Keck
Plus, the Navy is expanding its Hydra program and exploring a new anti-ship missile.

5 Ways Russia’s Ukraine ‘Boomerang’ Could Strike Asia
By Harry Kazianis
Putin has warned that U.S. action over Ukraine would have a boomerang effect. Will the target be Asia?

Venezuela Uses Chinese Weapons in Crackdown
By Zachary Keck
The Venezuelan government is using weapons it purchased from China in its efforts to repress protesters.

What Can We Learn From Kazakhstan’s Arms Deals?
By Stephen Blank
Recent transactions reflect some underlying trends in the global arms market.

China Secretly Sold Saudi Arabia DF-21 Missiles With CIA Approval
By Zachary Keck
The CIA secretly approved of China selling Saudi Arabia advanced missiles.

China to Sell Bangladesh 2 Submarines
By Zachary Keck
In a move certain to unnerve India, Beijing will sell Dhaka two Ming-class submarines for $203.3 million.

The Politics of China’s Growing Arms Sales
China has been the fastest growing arms major arms exporter in the past decade. Will it continue?

China Is a Leading Proliferator of Small Arms
A new report gives a detailed overview of China’s foreign transfers of small arms.

US Arms Sales to Taiwan Aren’t the Problem
It is Beijing’s demands for reunification, not U.S. arms sales, that make Taiwan such a flashpoint.

Russia to Sell China Su-35 Multirole Fighter Jets
After confusion earlier this year, Moscow has confirmed that it will sell China the 4++ generation fighters.

Asia Drives Global Submarine Sales
Plus, North Korea halts construction on missile site. Wednesday defense links

Russia Delays India’s 5th-Gen. Fighter Program
Production delays and cost hikes will likely delay the delivery of India’s first fifth-generation aircraft beyond 2022.