War stimulates demand: the United States set a record for weapons in 2023 - State Department

"Arms transfer and defense trade are important US foreign policy tools with potential long -term consequences for regional and global security," the statement said. Exports of US weapons and services related to the defense sphere are carried out in two ways: in the 2023 financial year the total cost of transferred defense goods and services, as well as measures for cooperation in the sphere of security carried out within the system of sales of military products abroad was 80 , $ 9 billion.

The total amount of direct contracts, including the cost of equipment, services and technical data allowed for export, reached $ 157. 5 billion. Among the sales approved this year are high-mobile artillery missile systems (HIMARS) worth $ 10 billion for Poland, improved medium-range missiles "Air-Air (AMraam) AIM-20C-8 "(NASAMS) for Ukraine.

The Pentagon for the supply of weapons noted that sales have also increased due to the fact that countries have turned away from Russia, which has been the second largest weapon after the United States for decades. US Presidential Administration Joe Biden claims that US support for Ukraine contributes to the growth of the national economy through the sale of weapons.

However, US lawmakers seem to be increasingly ending in Kiev's direct support, while many Republicans insist that helping to view US immigration policy. At the same time, the State Department emphasized that the figures of this year do not allow sales in the coming year, which may increase or decrease due to a few factors.

Indicators may be influenced by fluctuations in foreign defense budgets, regional security problems and continuing changes in jurisdiction for defense licensing, which leads to changes in technology and export control. Earlier it was reported that US Presidential Administration Joe Baiden reported a Congress of defrosting a large-scale agreement with Turkey to supply 40 new F-16 fighters and modernize 79 more aircraft.