A Polish army general stands in front of the surface-to-air missile launcher, the Patriot (Wisla) system, newly added into the Integrated Battle Command System at an army base in Sochaczew, Poland, on Dec. 18, 2024. Kuba Stezycki/ReutersEurope has become the world’s biggest arms importer over the last five years, as governments seek to rearm amid the perceived threat from Russia, according to a think tank report published March 9.Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showed that Europe accounted for 33 percent of global arms imports, rising by 210 percent between 2016–2020 and 2021–2025, according to a statement.
Europe Becomes Worlds Biggest Arms Importer: Think Tank
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