Israeli Weapons Sales to Asia Pacific Three Times Higher Than North America
by David Daoud
Israeli weapons sales to the Asia Pacific region reached three times the level of exports to North America, an Israeli Defense Ministry report revealed on Thursday.
According to the report, Israel’s defense exports to India, China and other countries in the region totaled nearly $3 billion, while exports to North America reached a more modest $937 million.
Other export regions were Latin America ($716 million), Europe ($724 million), and Africa ($318 million).
Israel’s main exports were improvements to planes and aerial systems, telecommunications systems, ammunition and air defense systems, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, precision weapons systems and advanced defense technologies, Israeli NRG news reported.