Ukraine's ranking among world arms producers fell by 10 points
The state-owned enterprise Ukroboronprom has dropped 10 positions in the ranking of world arms manufacturers, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
This is evidenced by the list of world weapons manufacturers published by DefenseNews.
This is the only Ukrainian company included in this rating, taking 72nd place. Previously, the state concern took 62nd place.
According to the report, last year, Ukroboronprom’s annual income decreased by 19% to $873,45 million.
The leaders in the ranking are Lockheed Martin (USA), Raytheon Company (USA), BAE Systems (UK), Northrop Grumman (USA), Boeing (also USA).
The List also includes 4 Turkish companies: ASELSAN, TUSAŞ, ROKETSAN and STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret AŞ).
ASELSAN is ranked 55th in the list, TUSAŞ is in 64th place, ROKETSAN is in 96th position, and STM is in 97th position in the ranking.
The Russian company Almaz-Antey took eighth place in the ranking.
The American publication notes that at the end of 2017, defense revenues (100 percent of the total) of the Russian manufacturer of air defense and missile defense systems, in particular the S-400, increased by 2016 percent compared to 39 - from 6,6 to 9,1 billion dollars. In last year’s ranking, Almaz-Antey took 11th place.
Ukraine's ranking among global arms producers has dropped by 10 points.