Trends in the global arms market, development of the combat drone market: impact and consequences for Ukraine
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10137916Keywords:
drone, defense budget, GDP, market, weaponsAbstract
This study shows the dynamics of GDP and defense expenditures of the worldʼs leading countries over the past few decades. The issue of rearmament with the main types of weapons of the world's leading countries in military terms is revealed. The growth dynamics of the military drone market is shown. The latest developments of military drones by leading defense companies in the United States and China are presented. The experience of using drones in the war between Ukraine and Russia is presented. Weapons such as tanks, armored personnel carriers, large surface ships and aircraft can be destroyed by a much cheaper and easier to manufacture drone. This approach allows not only to save resources and inflict much greater material losses on the enemy, but also to save personnel. Another advantage of unmanned aerial vehicles is that they integrate into any other system and allow online transmission of the necessary information from the battlefield, monitoring the enemy, aiming high-precision weapons and artillery, maintaining communication, providing control, striking enemy targets and perform many other useful functions.
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