STOCKHOLM: India is the largest buyer of combat aircraft in the world , with the US t

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India world's largest combat aircraft buyer: Report


STOCKHOLM: India is the largest buyer of combat aircraft in the world , with the US topping the list of sellers, a leading international think tank has said.

According to a report released Wednesday by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a total of 50 countries bought 995 warplanes during 2005-09, Xinhua reported.

India purchased 115 combat planes, the largest buyer in the world during the period, the Swedish institute said in the report.

"India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are by far the largest recipients of combat aircraft. Together, these three countries accounted for almost one-third of all imports of combat aircraft between 2005 and 2009," the report said.

The US and Russia are by far the largest suppliers of combat aircraft accounting for two-thirds of all warplanes delivered during the period.

According to the report, between 2005 and 2009, the US sold 341 fighter jets, up from 286 planes sold during the previous five-year period, while Russia sold 219 planes, down from 331.

"While combat aircraft are often presented as one of the most important weapons needed for defence, these same aircraft give countries possessing them the potential to easily and with little
warning strike deep into neighbouring countries," said Siemon Wezeman, a senior fellow at the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme and the author of the study.

Wezeman pointed out that acquisitions of combat aircraft thus clearly can have a major destabilising effect on regions.

SIPRI is an independent institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

India world's largest combat aircraft buyer: Report - The Economic Times

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[pmukherjee]

Why the hell does UAE need so many combat aircraft? Someone attacking them or what?

[SpArK]

Why the hell does UAE need so many combat aircraft? Someone attacking them or what?

Everybody has their own reasons.. Why should we worry over it?

[Ahmad]

Why the hell does UAE need so many combat aircraft? Someone attacking them or what?

perhaps they fear iran would attack them? not sure.

[Ahmad]

Why the hell does UAE need so many combat aircraft? Someone attacking them or what?

but the sad thing is, the developed countries sell it, and 3rd world countries are competing to buy it, it is very sad.

[trident2010]

Its a shame for country like India which have a top scientific minds, super computers, huge industrial base and money topping the arms import list. In this list I hope India goes at the bottom.

[rockstar]

|Dont worry bro, today our Defence Minister tipped that we will no loger buy war ships from outside...

We will go the same way in every field, but slowly..

[nForce]

We must put an end to this shopping frenzy.I am no military analyst,but from what I hear from other knowledgeable people,what we presently have and what we are going to have in the coming 10 years is quite enough.If anything has to be done,then we should concentrate more on indegenous R&D,and reduce dependency.

[vikramaditya AC]

I'm sure when Tejas and AMca are completed by 2020,they will be no importing of aircrafts to India..we'll start exporting

[nForce]

I'm sure when Tejas and AMca are completed by 2020,they will be no importing of aircrafts to India..we'll start exporting

I will be looking forward to that.If we dream to be one of the big powers then we must reduce our dependency upon other countries,so far as military hardware is concerned....

[CardSharp]

India needs to bargain harder for ToT as a package deal. All of this bargaining power from the spending spree seems wasted right now.

[nForce]

India needs to bargain harder for ToT as a package deal. All of this bargaining power from the spending spree seems wasted right now.

One of the biggest deal that India is going to have is this MMRCA deal.
It comes with the clause of ToT.

[prototype]

Its a shame for country like India which have a top scientific minds, super computers, huge industrial base and money topping the arms import list. In this list I hope India goes at the bottom.

we r slowly picking up,just look at our military shipbuilding industry,we r currently manufacturing everything from AC to stealth frigates,stealth destroyers,nuclear submarines,corvettes,patrol vessels and whatever

Hope vey soon we will also have the same reliance in other sectors also

[DV RULES]

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I will be looking forward to that.If we dream to be one of the big powers then we must reduce our dependency upon other countries,so far as military hardware is concerned....

How i will be happy to listen or read this that INDIA IS THE LARGEST BUYER OF FOOD TO GIVE HIS MORE THAN 50% PEOPLE LIVING BELOW THAN POVERTY LEVEL

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How i will be happy to listen or read that INDIA IS THE LARGEST SOCIAL REFORMER TO CONTROL POVERTY LEVEL OF HIS 70% POPULATION.