Israeli Military Exports
Abstract
Israel's deficiencies of size, industrial raw materials and economic trading power limit its development into a major national defense manufacturer and exporter. Yet over the last decade the Israelis have carved a modest niche for themselves in the international arms field by maximizing the few comparative advantages available to them, such as their cumulative battlefield experience with Western or indigenous defense systems against Soviet-supplied Arab armies. Israel ranks among the important second tier of arms producers and suppliers after the first tier, which includes the United States, the Soviet Union and France. Both the U.S. Arms Control and. Disarmament Agency and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) list Israel as a top Third World defense exporter along with China and Brazil. Foreign security assistance by Israel during the 1980s is unofficially estimated at averaging close to $1 billion annually, roughly equivalent to one-quarter of total industrial export. Little wonder, therefore, that Israel's formula for integrating security concerns and economic incentives with diplomatic goals serves as a model for newly industrializing countries (NICs) seeking an effective defense production and sales policy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA497071
Entities
People
- Aaron Klieman
Organizations
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency