Ukraine tackles an arms-export conundrum

How many arms to export when a country is in the midst of a war! How much do arms exports contribute to funding the defense efforts of the Ukraine?

It appears, the Ukraine even has extra capacity to produce arms significantly above and beyond what it needs for its defense operations.

"... The draft agreement would open a legal channel for Kyiv to sell its weapons to the U.S. for the first time since it effectively banned arms exports to maintain its own forces at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, CBS News first reported. ...

Over four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has built an arms industry that manufactures much of the hardware seen on the battlefield today, but that has struggled to scale up while capped by export bans, funding limitations and manufacturing challenges caused by the ongoing war. ...

Ukraine’s defense production capacity has grown 35 times since the invasion began, from $1 billion to $35 billion, but domestic contracts covered only about a third of that last year – a gap Kyiv’s National Security and Defense Council projects will widen, with capacity expected to hit $55 billion in 2026. ..."

Blacklists, corruption and frontline needs: Ukraine tackles an arms-export puzzle "A procurement memo with the United States, at least four signed contracts, new coalitions, and a flurry of other activity have marked Kyiv’s first real push to legalize foreign weapons sales since 2022."