U.S. Foreign Arms Deals Increased Nearly $10 Billion in 2014

A United States-South Korea joint military exercise in Yeoncheon, northeast of Seoul. South Korea, a key American ally, was the world’s top weapons buyer in 2014, completing $7.8 billion in contracts.
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WASHINGTON — Foreign arms sales by the United States jumped by almost $10 billion in 2014, about 35 percent, even as the global weapons market remained flat and competition among suppliers increased, a new congressional study has found.

Source: The Washington Post