法国武器出口具有悠久的历史,在第一次世界大战前,就向许多国家提供武器,第二次世界大战后,在美国的帮助下,军事工业又死灰复燃,50年代又开始出口武器,60年代逐渐兴旺,70年代获得迅猛发展。1977年即已超过英国,至今仍成为仅次于美国和苏联的第三大武器出口国,素有世界第三号军火商之称。进入80年代以来,法国的武器贸易更加活跃,具体表现在:(1)军火出口额在世界武器贸易总额下降情况下,仍在缓慢上升。1980年世界总额为151.79亿,1984年下降到115.84亿美元,而法国这二年各为11.44亿和12.42亿美元;(2)出口的武器种类增加,提高了先进武器出口比重,尤其是导弹、飞机;(3)越来越明显地将销售地点重点放在第三世界。据斯德 The French arms export has a long history. Before the First World War, it provided weapons to many countries. After the Second World War, with the help of the United States, the military industry was revived. In the 1950s, it began exporting weapons. The 60’s It gradually thrived and gained rapid development in the 1970s. It surpassed Britain in 1977, and it is still the third-largest weapon exporter after the United States and the Soviet Union. It is known as the world’s No. 3 arms dealer. Since the 1980s, France’s arms trade has become more active. Specifically: (1) Arms exports are still slowly rising in the context of a decline in the total volume of arms trade in the world. In 1980, the world totaled 15.179 billion U.S. dollars. In 1984 it dropped to 11.584 billion U.S. dollars, while France accounted for 1.144 billion U.S. dollars and 1.342 billion U.S. dollars for the second year. (2) The number of weapons exported increased, which increased the proportion of advanced weapons exports, especially missiles. Aircraft; (3) It is increasingly clear that sales locations are focused on the Third World. Stade