WORLD WAR PRODUCTION AND OTHER EXPENSES AT ITS CONTENTS TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
Author of the article examines the current state of the global arms industry in the world and makes it possible to identify the main trends of its development. The modern global financial crisis, which is well-known in almost all regions, led to a reduction in military spending in many countries. Thus, in Western and Central Europe were introduced austerity measures, including military spending. However, the design of the military budget for 2013, the U.S. seeks to maintain the required level of readiness and technical equipment of the armed forces, improvement of the financial situation, housing and other types of support for the military. The article presents the ranking of countries on military expenses in 2011, and has the appropriate conclusions