DECRYPTION – Sales of the top 100 army suppliers in the world grew by 1.9% in 2021. The Americans dominate.
A paradox. On the one hand, military budgets are soaring around the world, in response to the war in Ukraine and the multiplication of areas of tension. On the other hand, arms manufacturers are struggling to meet demand, due to disruptions in supply chains. Added to this is the absence of new orders from Western States, which nevertheless summon their manufacturers to put themselves in “war economyby increasing their production. And this in order to replenish the stocks, started by the deliveries made under the support to kyiv.
These are the lessons of the report of the Stockholm Institute for Peace (Sipri), made public on Monday, on the top 100 actors of the armament in the world. Their turnover increased, for the seventh consecutive year, in 2021, but in proportions (+ 1.9%, to 592 billion dollars) less than those observed (+ 3.7%) before the Covid pandemic -19. “Due to disruptions within the chain…
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