In the early months of 2025, all the big countries of the world have made many big arms deals. The first name in this comes to America. The 142 billion dollar historic defense deal with Saudi Arabia in May proved to be a milestone not only for the US but also in global military diplomacy during the tenure of President Donald Trump. The deal includes state-of-the-art weapons such as fighter aircraft, drones, radar systems and F-35A.
Poland signed a $ 2 billion Patriot missile system deal. This not only increased the presence of American military technology in Europe, but also showed the global impact of the US defense export policy.
Britain also signed an agreement to buy a 12 F-35A stealth fighter, which will play a new role in NATO’s strategic mission. These deals showed that America has become a craftsman of global military strategy, not just arms suppliers. The US is now not only strengthening its military economy through arms deals, but is correcting strategic alliances.
Europe is now taking fast steps towards collective military empowerment. The European Union has set up a collective weapon purchase fund of 150 billion euros, which will promote independent purchase of defense products. This initiative has been taken with the aim of strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy.
France has made a deal to buy two Saab GlobalI monitoring aircraft from Sweden. The deal is a very special example under high technical capacity which will increase the forces of Europe in the field of air defense systems.
Britain, Japan and Italy have introduced the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) to build the sixth generation stealth fighter aircraft. This prototype is likely to be prepared by 2027, which will not only symbolize technical excellence, but also milestone in joint military research of Europe and Asia.
India is now emerging as a strong exporter and co-development in the global defense sector. India’s defense exports have increased by 12% to $ 2.76 billion by 2025. This increase is not only a matter of data, but also shows India’s role in changing geographical.
The Philippines received the second BrahMos missile battery from India. Vietnam is talking on a $ 70 million BrahMos missile deal. Indonesia is close to finalizing the $ 45 million missile deal. 10,000 crore gunpowder construction deal has been done between Reliance and German’s Daihal Defense.
The approval of 45,000 crore for 156 indigenous light combat helicopters (Prachanda) in India and Rafael-M Naval Deal worth 63,000 crore confirms that India is now giving priority to the domestic defense industry.
This is a historic time for India. In the 1990s and 2000s, where India was a complete importer of weapons, now it is moving towards self-sufficiency in defense production under the policy of ‘Make in India’ and ‘Export-Redi India’. India’s approach has now become a center of defense cooperation in both strategic and economic forms, not only security based on security.
Published at: 03 Jul 2025 06:58 AM (IST)