UK says 2018 was 'best year ever' for its arms exports
Britain won defence orders worth 14 billion pounds in 2018, the highest since records began in 1983.
The United Kingdom has reported securing record defence orders in 2018, making it the "best year ever" for British arms exports.
The UK's Department for International Trade (DIT), in a report published on Tuesday, said the country won defence orders worth 14 billion pounds ($17bn) in 2018, up from nine billion pounds ($11bn) in 2017 and the highest since 1983.
The report attributed the rise to the sale of Typhoon jets to Qatar and F-35-related components to the United States. The deal to sell 24 Typhoons to Qatar, finalised in September, was worth five billion pounds ($6bn).
The record orders in 2018 made the UK the largest arms exporter in the world after the US.
