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Trump's 2026 Defence Plan: More Drones, Fewer Ships And F-35s
US President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year's defense budget, while cutting Navy jobs, and buying fewer ships and fighter jets to save money, according to budget materials posted Wednesday.
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Guns Over Growth? Pak Hikes Defence Budget By 20%, Slashes Overall Spending
Pakistan, whose overall debt has increased to nearly PKR 76,000 billion (approx USD 270 billion) in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, seems to be prioritising its military spending over development.
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Trump Administration Tells Pentagon To Slash Budget
The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday.
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MPs' Panel Warns Against Military Funding Cut, Cites Border Tension
Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.
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Pak Military To Voluntarily Cut Defence Budget, Imran Khan Praises Move
In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan's military has decided to cut its defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to help solve the cash-strapped nation's economic problems.
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Congress Attacks Centre Over Military Spending, "Apathy" Towards Soldiers
The Congress today accused the Modi government of "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending.
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French Military Chief Resigns After Row With President Emmanuel Macron
France's top military chief General Pierre de Villiers resigned Wednesday after a war of words with Emmanuel Macron over budget cuts that tested the new president's authority
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Donald Trump Seeks To Convert US Military Grant To Pakistan Into Loan
US President Donald Trump wants to convert American grant to Pakistan for purchase of military hardware into a loan, the White House has said. Mr Trump in his annual budget to the Congress proposed the grant conversion, it said.
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Hillary Clinton Warns Donald Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts Would Endanger US Security
Hillary Clinton on Friday warned that the deep budget cuts to foreign aid and diplomacy proposed by President Donald Trump to fund increased military spending would make the United States, and the world, less safe.
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Donald Trump Seeks 'Historic Increase' In US Defense Spending, Cuts Elsewhere
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is seeking a "historic increase" in military spending to be funded by cuts elsewhere in government.
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Chuck Hagel's Resignation Comes at Messy Moment for United States
United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is resigning at a particularly tough time for US foreign and defense policy, with one war ending, another just beginning and the Pentagon struggling with the prospect of deeper budget cuts ahead.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Seeks Cuts to 2014 Budget to Finance Gaza War
Israel's Cabinet convened on Sunday to debate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call for swingeing budget cuts to pay for the 50-day military campaign in Gaza.
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Pentagon chief sounds alarm over US budget cuts
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel sounded an alarm bell Saturday about budget cuts he said threaten America's security and global military role, while "gambling" over the risk of an unexpected threat.
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Britain lays off 4,400 soldiers as army downsizes
Britain laid off more 4,400 soldiers on Tuesday in a third wave of military job cuts intended to help tackle a budget deficit, the Ministry of Defence said.
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France looks to cut armed forces but keep military clout
France plans to axe nearly 10 percent of all jobs in the armed forces but maintain significant spending as it tries to keep its status as a top military power, a government review showed on Monday.
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Trump's 2026 Defence Plan: More Drones, Fewer Ships And F-35s
US President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year's defense budget, while cutting Navy jobs, and buying fewer ships and fighter jets to save money, according to budget materials posted Wednesday.
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Guns Over Growth? Pak Hikes Defence Budget By 20%, Slashes Overall Spending
Pakistan, whose overall debt has increased to nearly PKR 76,000 billion (approx USD 270 billion) in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, seems to be prioritising its military spending over development.
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Trump Administration Tells Pentagon To Slash Budget
The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday.
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MPs' Panel Warns Against Military Funding Cut, Cites Border Tension
Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.
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Pak Military To Voluntarily Cut Defence Budget, Imran Khan Praises Move
In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan's military has decided to cut its defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to help solve the cash-strapped nation's economic problems.
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Congress Attacks Centre Over Military Spending, "Apathy" Towards Soldiers
The Congress today accused the Modi government of "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending.
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French Military Chief Resigns After Row With President Emmanuel Macron
France's top military chief General Pierre de Villiers resigned Wednesday after a war of words with Emmanuel Macron over budget cuts that tested the new president's authority
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Donald Trump Seeks To Convert US Military Grant To Pakistan Into Loan
US President Donald Trump wants to convert American grant to Pakistan for purchase of military hardware into a loan, the White House has said. Mr Trump in his annual budget to the Congress proposed the grant conversion, it said.
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Hillary Clinton Warns Donald Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts Would Endanger US Security
Hillary Clinton on Friday warned that the deep budget cuts to foreign aid and diplomacy proposed by President Donald Trump to fund increased military spending would make the United States, and the world, less safe.
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Donald Trump Seeks 'Historic Increase' In US Defense Spending, Cuts Elsewhere
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is seeking a "historic increase" in military spending to be funded by cuts elsewhere in government.
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Chuck Hagel's Resignation Comes at Messy Moment for United States
United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is resigning at a particularly tough time for US foreign and defense policy, with one war ending, another just beginning and the Pentagon struggling with the prospect of deeper budget cuts ahead.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Seeks Cuts to 2014 Budget to Finance Gaza War
Israel's Cabinet convened on Sunday to debate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call for swingeing budget cuts to pay for the 50-day military campaign in Gaza.
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Pentagon chief sounds alarm over US budget cuts
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel sounded an alarm bell Saturday about budget cuts he said threaten America's security and global military role, while "gambling" over the risk of an unexpected threat.
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Britain lays off 4,400 soldiers as army downsizes
Britain laid off more 4,400 soldiers on Tuesday in a third wave of military job cuts intended to help tackle a budget deficit, the Ministry of Defence said.
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France looks to cut armed forces but keep military clout
France plans to axe nearly 10 percent of all jobs in the armed forces but maintain significant spending as it tries to keep its status as a top military power, a government review showed on Monday.
