Annual Israeli arms sales reached a new record in 2025, for the fifth consecutive year, up nearly 30 percent compared to the previous year, according to Defense Ministry figures released Tuesday.

Axar.az reports, citing Times of Israel, the ministry’s International Defense Cooperation Directorate, known as SIBAT, said defense exports totaled nearly $19.2 billion last year, up from $14.8 billion in 2024 — the previous record high.

Sales to the Asia-Pacific region alone nearly doubled, from around $3.4 billion in 2024 to $6.1 billion last year.

Government-to-government (G2G) sales made up more than half of exports in 2025, amounting to around $10 billion. Over half of the total exports, 53%, were in deals worth over $100 million, the ministry said.

Despite some governments, especially in Western Europe, canceling weapon deals with Israel or sanctioning Israeli defense firms — including barring them from defense expos — over the war in the Gaza Strip, ministry officials said they were still seeing a high demand for Israeli weapons from Europe.