The defence industry comprises research and development, engineering, production as well as servicing of equipment and facilities. Developing an indigenous defence industry requires large allocation of human and economic resources which is a luxury for select countries across the world. For the year 2017-2021, SIPRI has identified 60 countries which are major arms exporters. The top 25 arms suppliers exported 99 percent of the exports in the year 2017-21. Only three states outside Europe and North America were among the top 10 arms exporters in the said period, as per the SIPRI report. India ranks at 23rd position with a share of 0.2 percent of global arms export. Here’s the list of top 10 arms exporter in the world on the basis of the SIPRI report

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