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- The arms industry is a global industry and business which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology and equipment. Arms producing companies, also referred to as defence companies or military industry, produce arms mainly for the armed forces of states. Products include guns, ammunition, missiles, military aircraft, military vehicles, ships, electronic systems, and more. The arms industry also conducts significant research and development. It is estimated that yearly, over 1 trillion dollars are spent on military expenditures worldwide (2% of World GDP). Part of this goes to the procurement of military hardware and services from the military industry. The combined arms sales of the top 100 largest arms producing companies amounted to an estimated $315 billion in 2006. In 2004 over $30 billion were spent in the international arms trade (a figure that excludes domestic sales of arms). The arms trade has also been one of the sectors impacted by the credit crunch, with total deal value in the market halving from US$32.9bn to US$14.3bn in 2008. Many industrialized countries have a domestic arms industry to supply their own military forces. Some countries also have a substantial legal or illegal domestic trade in weapons for use by its citizens. The illegal trade in small arms is prevalent in many countries and regions affected by political instability. Contracts to supply a given country's military are awarded by the government, making arms contracts of substantial political importance. The link between politics and the arms trade can result in the development of what US President Dwight D. Eisenhower described as a military-industrial complex, where the armed forces, commerce, and politics become closely linked. Various corporations, some publicly held, others private, bid for these contracts, which are often worth many billions of dollars. Sometimes, such as the contract for the new Joint Strike Fighter, a competitive tendering process takes place, where the decision is made on the merits of the design submitted by the companies involved. Other times, no bidding or competition takes place. In the Cold War Era, arms exports were used by both the Soviet Union and the United States to influence their standings in other countries, particularly Third World Countries. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, global arms exports initially fell slightly, but have since 2003 grown again, and now come close to Cold War levels. The United States is the overall top supplier of weapons. The United States is also the top supplier of weapons to the developing world, accounting for around 36% of worldwide weapons sales, followed by Russia, Britain, Germany and China. The Control Arms Campaign, founded by Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the International Action Network on Small Arms, estimated in 2003 that there are over 639 million small arms in circulation, and that over 1,135 companies based in more than 98 different countries manufacture small arms as well as their various components and ammunition
- Die Rüstungsindustrie ist ein Wirtschaftszweig, deren Produkte für die Gewaltanwendung, überwiegend durch politische Akteure, vorgesehen sind oder diese unmittelbar ermöglichen sollen. Ausgangspunkt für die Entwicklung der Rüstungsindustrie, die sich in Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten ab der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts zu einer eigenständigen Industrie entwickelte, waren Kanonengießereien und Büchsenmacher.
- El negocio o venta de armas es el intercambio de armas entre dos partes, generalmente aunque no exclusivamente entre países soberanos. Se estima que alrededor de 150.000 millones de dólares se gastan cada año.
- Aseteollisuus on maailmanlaajuinen teollisuuden ala, jonka tuotteita ovat muun muassa aseet, ammukset, ohjukset, sotilaslentokoneet ja niihin liittyvät tarvikkeet ja järjestelmät. Asekauppa on aseiden vaihtoa kahden tai useamman osapuolen välillä, useimmiten, mutta ei ainoastaan valtioiden kesken.
- L'industrie de l'armement est un très important secteur économique, tant au niveau du nombre d'emplois, que de l'aspect stratégique pour les États.
- 軍需産業（ぐんじゅさんぎょう）とは、軍隊の日常業務から戦時の用途に供するためのエレクトロニクス関連などのシステム、機器・装置といった兵器類とそれらの部品および材料や、資材、装備、燃料などの多様な製品を生産・販売する産業部門のことである。国防産業（こくぼうさんぎょう）や防衛産業（ぼうえいさんぎょう）とも言われる。 軍需産業が生み出す製品としては、銃器、弾薬、軍用機、軍用車両、艦船、ミサイル、核兵器などの兵器から、軍服、毛布、食料まで多岐に渡る。これは軍隊が自己完結性を求められる組織である為である。 また、政府との契約にもとづき民間従業員を派遣して、正規軍が行なう積極的な戦闘行動以外の補給や保守などの主に兵站業務を代行する民間軍事会社も軍需産業に含めることがある。
- Wapenhandel is de handel in wapens. De term wordt vaak gebruikt voor de internationale handel in militaire goederen tussen landen. De term kan ook kan worden gebruikt voor alle handel in militaire goederen, inclusief de aankoop van wapens door regeringen in eigen land. De totale globale jaarlijkse omzet in militaire goederen bedraagt meer dan 300 miljoen dollar. Wereldwijd wordt er tussen landen elk jaar voor naar schatting rond de 45 miljard euro aan wapens verhandeld. Het grootste deel hiervan komt uit de Verenigde Staten, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Rusland, Frankrijk en Duitsland.
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- The arms industry is a global industry and business which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology and equipment. Arms producing companies, also referred to as defence companies or military industry, produce arms mainly for the armed forces of states. Products include guns, ammunition, missiles, military aircraft, military vehicles, ships, electronic systems, and more. The arms industry also conducts significant research and development.
- Die Rüstungsindustrie ist ein Wirtschaftszweig, deren Produkte für die Gewaltanwendung, überwiegend durch politische Akteure, vorgesehen sind oder diese unmittelbar ermöglichen sollen. Ausgangspunkt für die Entwicklung der Rüstungsindustrie, die sich in Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten ab der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts zu einer eigenständigen Industrie entwickelte, waren Kanonengießereien und Büchsenmacher.
- El negocio o venta de armas es el intercambio de armas entre dos partes, generalmente aunque no exclusivamente entre países soberanos. Se estima que alrededor de 150.000 millones de dólares se gastan cada año.
- Aseteollisuus on maailmanlaajuinen teollisuuden ala, jonka tuotteita ovat muun muassa aseet, ammukset, ohjukset, sotilaslentokoneet ja niihin liittyvät tarvikkeet ja järjestelmät. Asekauppa on aseiden vaihtoa kahden tai useamman osapuolen välillä, useimmiten, mutta ei ainoastaan valtioiden kesken.
- L'industrie de l'armement est un très important secteur économique, tant au niveau du nombre d'emplois, que de l'aspect stratégique pour les États.
- Wapenhandel is de handel in wapens. De term wordt vaak gebruikt voor de internationale handel in militaire goederen tussen landen. De term kan ook kan worden gebruikt voor alle handel in militaire goederen, inclusief de aankoop van wapens door regeringen in eigen land. De totale globale jaarlijkse omzet in militaire goederen bedraagt meer dan 300 miljoen dollar. Wereldwijd wordt er tussen landen elk jaar voor naar schatting rond de 45 miljard euro aan wapens verhandeld.
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