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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

'Western arms makers eye emerging markets'

from reuters.....

"Spending cuts and dithering over big defence contracts mean British and American arms suppliers are chasing new business in the Middle East and Asia to make up for stalling domestic military spending, executives told a conference on Tuesday.

"We can't rely on traditional markets for growth any more - the real growth will come from international markets," Ian King, the chief executive of Europe's biggest defence contractor BAE Systems , told an ADS defence conference in London.
"In five years India will be spending more on defence than the UK. Chinaand Russia will also become accessible in time," King said"..........READ MORE

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