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YEAR EDITOR’S NOTE

CREDIT

LINE A Decade of Growth

The new decade that we are in now is marked by heightened global
tensions and is a far cry from the nineties, which was the era of the
Editor ‘Peace Dividend’, when the end of the Cold War resulted in a sharp
Vittorio Rossi Prudente decline in military spending. The global scenario today is markedly
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg different with militaries having to invest in modernizing and
Deputy Editor replacing military assets.
Jay Menon
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg The Asia Pacific region today features a thriving defence industry, with
a greater proportion of indigenously defence platforms than ever
Bangalore Bureau Chief before. Going forward, Asian militaries will have to find an ideal
Atul Chandra
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg balance between homegrown defence technology and the import of
high-end military equipment. It is heartening to see many militaries in
Singapore Bureau Chief the region already adopting such a strategy.
Aprajita Anil
aprajita.anil@gbp.com.sg
If there has been one major surprise, it is China’s rapid military
US Bureau Chief ascendancy and the growth of its arms exports. Recent data from
Arun Sivasankaran Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) suggests
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg that China has overtaken Russia, to become the second-largest arms
producer in the world, behind the United States. China’s North
Contributors
Tamir Eshel Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO), with sales of US$17.2
billion, is now the world’s largest land systems manufacturer.
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