Reference News Network December 25** According to the Spanish newspaper "El País" **December 23**, with the open conflict in Europe and the Middle East, the global instability is increasing, triggering a new arms race, and Spain is not immune.
According to the report, in 2022, the year of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Spanish military industry exported 4091.3 billion euros of products, an increase of 243%。This is the second-highest export value in history, behind only 4346.7 billion euros.
However, the growth rate in the first half of the year was even faster, up 35 percent from the same period last year5%。
Sales of military aircraft, mainly transport aircraft and air tankers from the European company Airbus, accounted for 62 percent of Spain's defense exports last year9%, compared to 52 in the first half of this year9%。
This is presented in the report on exports of defense and dual-use items for the full year of 2022 and the first half of 2023 submitted to Congress.
For a year and a half, Spain has approved a $5 to Ukraine15.8 billion euros **, as of July, of which 1.3.4 billion delivered.
Last year, Saudi Arabia was the largest customer of Spain's military industry, with imports amounting to 853.3 billion euros, or 21% of the total. In the first half of this year, it was the second largest buyer after France, with an import value of 279.4 billion, accounting for 15 percent of the total9%。
Spain also supplies to the Sahel region of Africa**. Sub-Saharan countries, which have recently undergone coups d'état and are run by the military, have been important customers for Spain's defense industry. (Compiled by Su Jiawei).
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