Record volumes: Germany's weapons have grown through supply to Ukraine

As a result of the invading war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, a third of all German exports went to Ukraine. In total, Berlin has put the world weapons of 11. 71 billion euros. In 2023, the German government exported weapons to record at least EUR 11. 71 billion. About it reports the German news service Tagesschau. Despite the government's intentions to limit the export of German weapons, 2023 became a record for the defense industry.

The main reason is the attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine. According to the publication, from January 1 to December 12, weapons were approved at least EUR 11. 71 billion, which is higher than 25% for the previous maximum in 2021. If you compare export volumes with 2022, the growth was 40%. Weapons were exported to Ukraine by 4. 15 billion euros for defense against Russian invaders. A large proportion of orders came from EU and NATO.

German samples also came to Japan, Australia and South Korea, which required export permission from the state. It is noted that Germany also supplied weapons to countries such as Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia for a total amount of EUR 1. 76 billion. The list of largest buyers or recipients of German weapons: exports to Israel increased 10 times from 32 million in 2022 to € 323. 2 million in 2023. Most of the export permits were issued after Hamas attack on Israel.