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Arms Sales
![The US Navy Needs 161 More Ships The US Navy Needs 161 More Ships](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-17_20-25-24.jpg)
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 5 Ways Russia’s Ukraine ‘Boomerang’ Could Strike Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-03_20-45-50.jpg)
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 Venezuela Uses Chinese Weapons in Crackdown](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-06_20-21-13.jpg)
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? What Can We Learn From Kazakhstan’s Arms Deals?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-05_11-28-47.jpg)
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 China Secretly Sold Saudi Arabia DF-21 Missiles With CIA Approval](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/2977_52438872bc645.jpg)
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 China to Sell Bangladesh 2 Submarines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-22_09-23-25.jpg)
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 The Politics of China’s Growing Arms Sales](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19800_5285fb26a71e8.jpg)
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 China Is a Leading Proliferator of Small Arms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18595_52809a5873c13.jpg)
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 US Arms Sales to Taiwan Aren’t the Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/2228_524381cf39f56.jpg)
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 Russia to Sell China Su-35 Multirole Fighter Jets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/2245_524381d23d85a.jpg)
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 Asia Drives Global Submarine Sales](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/2576_524382fd65c19.jpg)
Asia Drives Global Submarine Sales
Plus, North Korea halts construction on missile site. Wednesday defense links
![Russia Delays India’s 5th-Gen. Fighter Program Russia Delays India’s 5th-Gen. Fighter Program](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/2558_524382f85cbc7.jpg)
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.