"Why Israel Runs With The Big Dogs"
"Israeli arms exports last year were once again over $7 billion. Four years ago Israel became one of the top four arms exporters on the planet, shipping $7.2 billion worth of military equipment. The year before Israel had exported $6.9 billion. The U.S. is the largest exporter, followed by Russia and Germany. Israel is holding on to the number four despite being much smaller than the top three (the U.S. has a population of 310 million, Russia 142 million and Germany 82 million people compared to 7.8 million in Israel.) Israel defense exports account for about three percent of their GDP, compared to .7 percent in Russia and even less in the United States and Germany."
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/20130704.aspx
Wow, I knew they were a arms exporter but had no idea they had almost moved into the top 3. Per capita they are way ahead.
