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 Moscow |
  Chavez to spend big on Russian weapons| Venezuelan President arrived to discuss a deal to spend billions on Russia weapons | | |
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| Oct.11 |
East Africa |
African wars cost billions| $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly 2 dozen wars in recent decades, a price could've helped solve the AIDS crisis | | |
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| Jun.6 |
 Saudi Arabia |
 Saudi prince 'received arms cash'  | Bandar bin Sultan who negotiated a £40bn arms deal with Britain received secret payments for over a decade from BAE Systems | |
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| Jul.26 |
Moscow |
  Chavez to sign Russia arms deal Venezuela will sign major arms deals to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles
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| Jun.11 |
 China |
China arms sales 'fuel conflicts'| The Amnesty International has accused China of being of the most secretive and irresponsible arms exporters | |
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| Mar.2 |
 New Delhi |
 U.S. to boost arms sales to India India will be able to buy more sophisticated fighter aircraft as part of a closer defense relationship
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| Nov.28 |
Venezuela |
 Venezuela signs Spain arms deal| Spain has concluded a controversial deal in Caracas to supply military equipment worth $2bn | |
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| Nov.4 |
 Pakistan |
Pakistan postpones F-16 purchases President Musharraf says he will postpone the purchase of fighter planes from the US
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| May.18 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela signs arms deal with Russia Venezuela agrees to buy 100,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles. The cost will be $54 million
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| Sep.8 |
 London |
Security tight around arms fair Among the items for sale are warships, a Eurofighter Typhoon jet and an Apache helicopter
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| Apr.18 |
 Poland |
Poland buys US fighter jets Poland has signed a $3.5bn contract to buy 48 Lockheed Martin F-16s
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Nasdaq fell to 1,114
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| Aug.25 |
Beijing |
China tightens missile export rules A new list of regulations aimed at controlling the export of the technology in an apparent effort to ease U.S. concerns
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| Oct.26 |
USA |
Lockheed wins fighter contract Lockheed Martin has won the contract for 3,000 Joint Strike Fighters worth $200bn. It beat competition from Boeing
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| Jun.12 |
Beijing |
 Arms shipments to Cuba U.S. Assistant Secretary of State said that China had delivered arms to Cuba. It could hurt Sino-U.S. ties
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| Mar.20 |
Beijing |
China opposes arms sales to Taiwan Deputy Prime Minister said that Sino-American relations would suffer if Taiwan receives permission to buy U.S. destroyers
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| Mar.13 |
Russia |
U.S. warns Russia over arms sales The State Department warned Russia over sales of sensitive military technology and conventional weapons to Iran
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