--FILE--cinese-fatto battaglia principale serbatoio 3000 (VT-4), noto anche come MBT3000 (VT-4), è visto in esposizione presso lo stand di China North Industries Group Cor
--FILE--A Chinese-made Main Battle Tank 3000 (VT-4), also known as MBT3000 (VT-4), is seen on display at the stand of China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) in an exhibition hall before the opening of the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, known as Airshow China 2014, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 4 November 2014. China has overtaken Germany to become the world's third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 percent of the market remains small compared to the combined 58 percent of exports from the U.S. and Russia, a new study says. China's share of the global arms market rose 143 percent during the years from 2010-2014, a period during which the total volume of global arms transfers rose by 16 percent over the previous five years, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in a report released Monday (16 March 2015). Its share of the world market was up from 3 percent in the 2009-2014 period, when China was ranked ninth among exporters of warplanes, ships, side arms and other weaponry, said the institute, known as SIPRI.The data show the growing strength of China's domestic arms industry, now producing fourth-generation fighter jets, navy frigates and a wide-range of relatively cheap, simple and reliable smaller weapons used in conflicts around the globe. China had long been a major importer of weapons, mainly from Russia and Ukraine, but its soaring economy and the copying of foreign technology has largely reversed the trend, except for the most cutting-edge designs and sophisticated parts such as aircraft engines.
