The United States remains the world's largest arms exporter
The US State Department announced that in fiscal year 2024, the country exported a record $318.7 billion in arms, equipment, and military services.
The US State Department announced that in fiscal year 2024, the country exported a record $318.7 billion in arms, equipment, and military services.
According to the US State Department, the country's military equipment sales to foreign governments increased by 29% in 2024, reaching a record $318.7 billion.
According to official statistics, the United States has always been the largest arms exporter in the world.
According to analysts, the high demand for weapons in Europe after the war in Ukraine, the Israeli war in Gaza and the expansion of the arms race in the world, the main factor of which was the US, have created an opportunity for Washington to regularly sell weapons to other countries.
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Ben Shaul, recently noted that the United States plays a major role in the continuation of the activities of the Zionist regime's "war machine". He said: "The US and Germany supply 99 percent of the weapons of the Zionist regime."