A leading British think tank has released a report analyzing the military situation in the world, and although defense spending has decreased on a real basis excluding price fluctuations compared to the previous year, the world as a whole has with Russia over Ukraine. Against the backdrop of conflicts, European countries strengthened their armaments, increasing by 4.8%.
On the 15th, the British think tank, IISS = International Institute for Strategic Studies, released the annual report "Military Balance" that analyzed the military power and regional situation of each country in the world.
According to this, last year's global defense spending was $ 1.92 trillion, or about 220 trillion yen in Japanese yen, a decrease of 1.8% from the previous year on a real basis excluding price fluctuations.
The most common was the United States at $ 754 billion, about 3.6 times that of China, which ranks second, but down 6% in real terms.
Russia, which ranks fifth after Britain and India, has been modernizing its armaments over the last few years, and the report points out that its ground warfare capabilities have improved significantly.
On the other hand, European countries have been strengthening their armaments against the backdrop of increasing vigilance against Russia since the unilateral annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in southern Ukraine eight years ago, and last year it increased by 4.8% on a real basis. However, it has increased for the seventh consecutive year.
Regarding China, from January to November last year, Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone 230 times, and the Navy such as aircraft carriers is being strengthened, and it is analyzed that the range of activities in the South China Sea will be further expanded. I am.