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however, the shadow of war always seems to accompany economic development. since the outbreak of the russian-ukrainian conflict, the united states has continued to fan the flames and aid ukraine. a document released by the u.s. department of defense on the 6th showed that most of the jobs generated by the continued supply of weapons to ukraine remain in the united states, and most of the revenue flows to u.s. military companies. according to statistics from the u.s. media, since the ukrainian crisis escalated in february 2022, the total amount of u.s. military support to ukraine has exceeded us$55.7 billion, and the sophistication and destructive power of the weapons aided to ukraine have gradually increased.
the latest documents from the u.s. department of defense show that 35 u.s. federal states received a total of $41.7 billion in contracts during this process. pennsylvania, arizona and texas are the states that benefited the most from the u.s. military support for ukraine. among them, pennsylvania received a total of $2.52 billion in contracts, arizona received $2.02 billion, and texas received $1.85 billion.
this can't help but remind us of a question: have the conflicts and destruction brought about by the war also brought new business opportunities to the us military-industrial giants?
according to the contract data provided by the us department of defense, us military giants raytheon, general dynamics and other companies have signed multi-billion dollar contracts with the us department of defense to produce weapons, a large part of which were provided to ukraine. this is undoubtedly a direct beneficiary of the war, bringing huge profits to us military giants.
however, under the influence of the war, the us military industry giants not only gained huge benefits in the military field, but more importantly, their influence on social and economic development and the logistics industry has been expanding. they have promoted the development of e-commerce express delivery and laid the foundation for the development of the modern logistics industry. behind all this, there are complex interest relations and a deep background of social unrest.