Chinese Destroyer Wuhan 169 and Missile Destroyer Haikou 171 (Front),seen in this undated file photo. (Sina English)
From AP:
A look at the top 10 arms spenders and top 10 arms producers in the world, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute:
Top 10 military spenders 2008 (US$, billions)
1. United States — 607
2. China — 84.9
3. France — 65.7
4. United Kingdom — 65.3
5. Russia — 58.6
6. Germany — 46.8
7. Japan — 46.3
8. Italy — 40.6
9. Saudi Arabia — 38.2
10. India — 30.0
Top 10 arms producers 2007, according to sales (US$, billions)
1. Boeing (US)_ 30.5
2. BAE Systems (UK) — 29.9
3. Lockheed Martin (US) — 29.4
4. Northrop Grumman (US) — 24.6
5. General Dynamics (US) — 21.5
6. Raytheon (US) — 19.5
7. EADS (West Europe) — 13.1
8. L-3 Communications (US) — 11.2
9. Finmeccanica (Italy) — 9.9
10. Thales (France) — 9.4