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Israel, UAE, India lead world in procurement of fighter jets24 Nov 2010Source: The Jerusalem Post Israel, the United Arab Emirates and India led the world over the past five years in the procurement of new fighter jets, according to a study conducted by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). According to the report released last week, combat aircraft made up one-third of all global arms transfers between 2005 and 2006. The United States was the largest exporter of jets with 341 sold in that period compared to a total of 286 it sold in the previous five years. Russian sales were down from 331 between 2000 and 2004 to 219 between 2005 and 2006. The report shows Israel purchased 82 new aircraft during the period, preceded by the UAE with 108 and India with 115. Israel received mostly new F-16s of the “I” model like the one that crashed recently in the Ramon Crater. The report warned of the destabilizing effect the sale of combat aircraft could have throughout the world. Read more here |
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