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South-east Asia’s arms market: Who’s down and who’s up?

South Korea’s success reflects a market where, besides price, politics matters.

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Military officers examining sniper rifles at the Indo Defence Expo in Jakarta on Nov 2, 2022.

Military officers examining sniper rifles at the Indo Defence Expo in Jakarta on Nov 2, 2022.

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The global arms market is a very lucrative business.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) estimates that between 2012 and 2021, arms companies exported US$280 billion (S$386 billion) in equipment to countries around the world.

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