The UK ranks in third place for the purchase of defence equipment globally, only behind the US and China. Meanwhile, the country has been the second largest exporter of defence equipment for the last ten years. In 2016 alone the UK received orders worth a total of £5.9 billion, with a share of the global market valued at around 9%. The main export markets for the country are the Middle East, Europe and North America.
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