The world's biggest arms suppliers increase in network security field of austerity measures drag sales of traditional weapons, the Swedish institute of peace, said Monday.
100 the biggest weapons production company, but not including China company, sales fell 5% to $410 dollars, 2011, Stockholm international peace studies in its annual review of the construction industry.
Decline is mainly due to austerity measures, and from Iraq and Afghanistan withdrawal, Stockholm international peace research institute said, but he points out that network security is still a privilege although budget cut government spending category.
"Network security has become the country's supreme security issues, there has been much discussion in the past few years," the Stockholm international peace research institute network security experts Vincent Boulanin said. "The country is faced with a potential threat to the network from other countries or private actors are willing to."
Network security has become a major issue, in 2007, infected computers are dozens of government and enterprise website using thousands of Estonia's attack, Boulanin said. Since then, many attacks happen from time to tome, stepped up security products demand, including the latest Chinese hackers "New York times" and "the Wall Street journal.
Boulanin said, arms dealers use these development expanded to a new field, and acquire smaller companies, in order to keep the necessary technical knowledge. Enterprise mainly involves data and network protection, testing and simulation, training and consulting services and business support, provide service.
The Stockholm international peace research institute also said, headquartered in the United States lockheed Martin corp, is still the largest arms suppliers, 2011, $3.627 billion of arms sales to Taiwan, and Boeing more than Britain's BAE systems company's second largest arms merchants.
Here is the Stockholm international peace studies in 2010 in 2009 (in parentheses) arms supplier's top ten list:
1. Lockheed Martin corp, the United States, us $3.627 billion (1).
2. Boeing, the United States, us $3.183 billion (3).
3. BAE systems, Britain, us $2.915 billion (2).
4. General power company, the United States for 2.376 billion yuan (5).
5. The thor, the United States, us $2.247 billion (6).
6. Northrop LuMen company, and the American dollar, us $2.139 billion (4).
7. The European aeronautic defence and space company (EADS) its dollar, us $1.639 billion (7).
Eight. Italian Finn may karni card company, for $1.456 billion (8).
9. L - 3 communication company, the United States, us $1.252 billion (9).
10. United technologies corp, the United States for 1.164 billion yuan (10).



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