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Countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, South Korea, and Taiwan have ordered the jet to strengthen their air fleet.

The United States continues its global dominance in exporting war weapons to other countries. Forty-five percent of the sales come from missiles exceeding a 250-km range. Between 2020 and 2024, America supplied long-range land-attack missiles to seven countries, with pending deliveries to thirteen more, as per a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published on March 10.

Most Exported American Fighter Jet

Notably, Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon remains the most exported American fighter jet. Another widely exported fighter jet is F-35 Lightning II. F-16 is a fourth-generation jet but still dominates the combat aircraft market. Countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, South Korea, and Taiwan have ordered the jet to strengthen their air fleet.

Many nations are enhancing their current F-16 aircraft to the Viper standard. For example, Taiwan has ordered 66 new F-16V Block 70/72 fighter jets from the United States and is also upgrading 139 of its existing F-16s to this Viper specification.

Most Exported Missiles System

The most exported long-range land-attack missile is the Tomahawk cruise missile. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile or TLAM is a subsonic cruise missile which is built for precise land-based target strikes.

Since the 1980s, the Tomahawk missile has been a fundamental component of the U.S. Navy’s offensive strength, mainly deployed from vessels and submarines. Ongoing improvements have increased its precision, durability, and versatility for contemporary combat scenarios.

In October 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly slammed the White House for revealing confidential missile discussions to The New York Times.

Revealing that Ukraine had requested Tomahawk missiles to fight against Russia. Despite Kyiv’s urgent requests, America didn’t allow Kyiv to strike inside Russian territory with the missile, stating that it could escalate the conflict.

America Expands Global Arms Dominance

As per the SIPRI report, United States continues to hold the position of the world’s top arms exporter, accounting 43 percent of total global arms sales. Notably, France is the second-largest supplier. Between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024, American arms exports increased by 21 percent.

Mathew George, Programme Director of the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme said, “The USA is in a unique position when it comes to arms exports, It remains the supplier of choice for advanced long-range strike capabilities, particularly combat aircraft.”

In the last four years, the United States has provided significant weaponry to 107 nations, highlighting its extensive military-industrial reach. For the first time in twenty years, Europe has emerged as the largest recipient of U.S. arms, receiving 35% of total exports, while the Middle East accounted for 33%. Nonetheless, Saudi Arabia continued to be the largest individual recipient, making up 12% of all U.S. arms exports.

Ukraine ranks as the second-largest recipient of arms from the United States, obtaining 9.3 percent of the total US arms exports. Japan follows in third place, representing 8.8 percent of these exports.