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U.S. Arms Sales Climbed In Fiscal Year 2023, State Department Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, January 29th, 2024

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U.S. Arms Sales Climbed In Fiscal Year 2023, State Department Says

Former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the Abrams Tank Training Academy at Biedrusko, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Hassani Ribera)

U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) in fiscal year 2023 jumped nearly 60 percent over the prior year to a record $80.9 billion, driven by more than a dozen billion dollar-plus deals, the Department of State said on Monday. Poland stood as the largest FMS customer, registering $29.8 billion in deals that include AH-64E Apache helicopters, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, and M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks. In FY ’22, the U.S.…

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