The US sold $238bn (£187bn) worth of arms abroad last year – with the war in Ukraine fueling demand.
Poland, Germany, Australia And the Czech Republic It was among the countries that purchased billions of dollars worth of weapons directly from we Government in 2023
The Foreign Office said these types of deals account for $81bn (£64bn) of total sales – an increase of 56% on 2022.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk It pledged to continue the military modernization program of the previous government – like its neighbour Ukraine It's approaching its second anniversary RussiaInvade.
The country bought Apache helicopters for $12bn (£9.4bn), spent £10bn (£7.8bn) on High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) and $4bn (£3.1bn) on command systems. Integrated combat air and missile defense.
It also bought M1A1 Abrams battle tanks for $3.75bn (£2.95bn).
Germany spent $8.5bn (£6.7bn) on Chinook helicopters, while the Czech Republic bought F-35 aircraft and munitions for $5.6bn (£4.4bn).
Bulgaria Stryker has purchased $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of vehicles. Norway It has spent $1 billion (£788 million) on multi-role helicopters.
Outside Europe, Australia paid US$6.35 billion (£5 billion) for C130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft. South Korea It paid $5 billion (£3.9 billion) for F-35 jets and another $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) for Chinook helicopters, while Japan Emirates has bought an E-2D Hawkeye surveillance aircraft in a deal worth $1.38bn (£1.08bn).
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while, Canada It paid $5.9 billion (£4.6 billion) for the P-8 Poseidon aircraft, while… Kuwait It spent $3bn (£2.3bn) on air defense systems and another $1.8bn (£1.4bn) on technical support.
The State of Qatar It also paid $1bn (£788m) for a low, slow and compact integrated drone defeat system.
“Arms transfers and defense trade are important tools of U.S. foreign policy and have potential long-term implications for regional and global security,” the State Department’s annual memo said.
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US sales were also boosted by countries halting purchases from Russia, according to Politico. Russia has been the largest arms seller after the United States for decades.
The president is ours Joe Biden She came under pressure from the Republican opposition regarding US spending on the war in Ukraine.
But he said US support in Ukraine boosts the local economy through arms sales.
