Military-Technical Cooperation of South-East Asian States with the United States and EU Countries (2011–2020)

Th ea rt i cl eaim st oiden t if yt heke ytr e n d sa n dmai na r ea sofde v e l opme ntofa r m str adea n dmi l i t a ry-t e c h n i c a lc oope r a t io nbe tw eenS o ut h-Ea stAs ia nc o untr ie sa n dt heUn i t edSt a t e sa n dEur o pea nUn io nc o untr ie so vert hepa stde c ade(2011–2020). In addition to the direct procurement of weapons and military equipment (with a detailed list of purchased systems for each of the South-East Asian countries), the supply of subsystems and components, the licensed production and other forms of military-technical cooperation are also considered. The growth of military expenditures and arms procurement of the South-East Asian countries over the past decade is analyzed in terms of influence of such drivers as internal instability, the China-US confrontation in the Pacific region and the unresolved disputes between the countries in the South China Sea, the modernization of the armed forces and national defense industries in SouthEast Asia. On this basis, conclusions are made about the prospects for development of military-technical cooperation and arms procurement in the region, as well as how the changes taking place in this sphere affect Russia’s military-technical cooperation with South-East Asian countries.