Refusing to perform the contract for the supply of Mistral helicopter carriers Russia, France fell to fifth place in the chart exporters of weapons, writes the print edition referring to the information of the Stockholm Institute of peace research (SIPRI).
research work of the Stockholm Institute showed that "France would be the third" if by the end of 2014 put helicopter, reported in the publication. However, the world's third largest arms supplier was China.
According to SIPRI published rating, the five largest suppliers of weapons, as before, continue to lead the USA, which accounted for 31% share of global arms exports. Second place in the list of the largest exporters, and according to the information of the last few years, owned by Russia's share of the international arms exports amounted to 27%.
a contract for production and delivery of 2 helicopter type "Mistral" was concluded between the French DCNS/STX and Rosoboronexport in 2011. France had to give 1st ship "Vladivostok" in November of last year, it was announced date 14 November, But it never was. Now against transfer of vessels actively serve the United States. Paris, on the one hand, declared that the execution of the Treaty with Russia, and the back - links the transfer of the court with progress in resolving the situation in Ukraine. The source of the Last news in the shipping industry have said before, that North America has proposed building a "Mistral" STX to fulfill the order for the construction of the American civil airliner.
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