Britain is the Main Importer of Spanish Weapons
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 24/05/2017
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A report from the Spanish department of commerce shows that the UK is the biggest buyer of Spanish arms and military equipment in the world.
In 2016 the British government spent €1.347 billion on Spanish artillery, purchasing 33.2 per cent of Madrid's total military exports, which amounted to a record €4 billion, up 8.9 per cent on 2015. Weapons accounted for 1.6 per cent of all Spanish exports last year, which raked in €254 billion.
Britain bought four A440M transport aircraft and two MRTT in-flight refueling aircraft from Spain, as well as parts of an EF-2000 fighter jet.
Britain tops a weapons export list that is largely dominated by middle eastern and Muslim dictatorships. Egypt comes a distant second, buying €213 million of Spanish military gear, Saudi Arabia spent €116 million and Iraq €38 million. Only Germany rivaled the UK, buying €771 million of equipment.
[Source: Euro Weekly News]
MilborneOne - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A400M-1969.jpg
A report from the Spanish department of commerce shows that the UK is the biggest buyer of Spanish arms and military equipment in the world.
In 2016 the British government spent €1.347 billion on Spanish artillery, purchasing 33.2 per cent of Madrid's total military exports, which amounted to a record €4 billion, up 8.9 per cent on 2015. Weapons accounted for 1.6 per cent of all Spanish exports last year, which raked in €254 billion.
Britain bought four A440M transport aircraft and two MRTT in-flight refueling aircraft from Spain, as well as parts of an EF-2000 fighter jet.
Britain tops a weapons export list that is largely dominated by middle eastern and Muslim dictatorships. Egypt comes a distant second, buying €213 million of Spanish military gear, Saudi Arabia spent €116 million and Iraq €38 million. Only Germany rivaled the UK, buying €771 million of equipment.
[Source: Euro Weekly News]
