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Today, foreign military sales of weapons to countries like Ukraine and Taiwan soared last fiscal year as the defense industry recovers from pandemic lows.

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Today, foreign military sales of weapons to countries like Ukraine and Taiwan soared last fiscal year as the defense industry recovers from pandemic lows.