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  Rajnath says India to be world's largest weapons exporter in 30 years: A look at global arms leaders

  India | May 23, 2026 19:12 IST

  Speaking after inaugurating an ammunition manufacturing unit in Maharashtra's Shirdi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the central government has a target of taking the private sector role in defence production to 50 per cent in India.

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  US soon to replace Russia as India's biggest arms supplier

  India | July 13, 2015 12:27 IST

  New Delhi: The US will soon replace Russia as the largest supplier of arms to India with a number of new defence deals and joint projects.   India and US inked the expansive new 10-year defence

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  Russia sold record $15 bn worth of arms in 2012

  World | January 23, 2013 13:01 IST

  Moscow, Jan 23: Russia sold a record $15.16 billion worth of weaponry in 2012 to countries including India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Venezuela and in the Middle East, a federal military agency has said."The volume of arms