WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — U.S. arms sales abroad increased significantly in fiscal year 2022, according to data recently released by the U.S. State Department, which attributed the increase primarily to military support for Ukraine in the latter’s conflict with Russia.
The total value of government-to-government foreign military sales was $51.9 billion in fiscal year 2022, the 12-month period ending September 30, 2022, an increase of 49 .1% from $34.8 billion in the prior year, the data showed.
Direct commercial sales, or sales of arms and military equipment to foreign governments by U.S. arms companies, also rose 48.6% to $153.7 billion from $103.4 billion. dollars for fiscal year 2021.
At the end of fiscal year 2022, 14,445 entities were registered with the Directorate of Defense Commercial Controls to conduct commercial activities, representing a slight increase from fiscal year 2021, according to the State Department. End
