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| China, U.S. winning in global arms industry shakeup spurred by Ukraine war |
| 2022-06-12 |
| [UPI] Russia's general sales pitch for its weapons has been they're "cheaper and easier to maintain than Western alternatives." This is why Russia accounted for 19% of the world's arms exports from 2017 to 2021, second only to the United States, which had 39% of the market. However, this pitch may no longer be effective for many countries that have seen Russian equipment losses and failures in Ukraine. To date, the U.S. estimates Russia has lost almost a thousand tanks, at least 50 helicopters, 36 fighter-bombers and 350 artillery pieces, according to Business Insider. Thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed, with estimates ranging from about 15,000 to as high as 30,000, and Russia is still unable to control Ukraine's airspace. Read the rest at the link |
| Posted by:Matt |
| #1 However, this pitch may no longer be effective for many countries that have seen Russian equipment losses and failures in Ukraine. If all you want to do is to suppress the peasantry, its perfectly fine. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-12 06:35 |