Overview

• Ukraine was the largest recipient with about €8.15 billion in approved licenses, including 306 armored combat vehicles, 316 rockets and rocket systems, 78 battle tanks and 11 large-caliber artillery systems.
• Authorizations to EU, NATO and NATO-equivalent partners fell to €1.58 billion, while approvals for third countries rose to about €11.26 billion, a near doubling from 2023; Ukraine is counted as a third country.
• The biggest export categories were tracked and wheeled military vehicles (€4.4 billion), bombs/torpedoes/missiles (€2.9 billion) and warships (€1.5 billion).
• The government recorded 5,052 individual approvals and rejected 62 applications, with the most refusals involving Pakistan, Thailand and Malaysia.
• The figures reflect licensing approvals for future exports rather than completed deliveries, according to the Rüstungsexportbericht reported by Politico Pro.