U.S. foreign arms sales increase significantly in fiscal 2022

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U.S. foreign arms sales increase significantly in fiscal 2022

STORY: U.S. foreign arms sales increase significantly in fiscal 2022 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:16 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Air Force loading cargo bound for Ukraine (January 13, 2023) 2. various of the U.S. Air Force loading explosives bound for Ukraine (August 9, 2022) STORYLINE: U.S. foreign arms sales grew significantly in fiscal year 2022, according to data released by the Department of State, which attributed the increase mainly to U.S. military support for Ukraine during the latter's conflict with Russia. The total value of State Department-authorized government-to-government foreign military sales was 51.9 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal 2022, the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2022, up 49.1 percent from the previous fiscal year's 34.8 billion dollars, the data showed. The so-called direct commercial sales, or sales of weapons and military equipment to foreign governments by U.S. defense contractors, also ticked up in fiscal 20

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