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NATO Members Will Agree To 5% Defence Spending Over Next Decade: Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that all NATO members will have agreed on a goal of spending the equivalent to 5% of GDP on defence over the next decade by the 2025 NATO Summit in June.
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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NATO Tries To Keep US On Board Amid Fears Of Trump Withdrawal
Nervous US allies at NATO are scrambling to keep President Donald Trump engaged by upping defence spending, vowing to take the reins on Ukraine and queueing for face time at the White House.
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Explained: As Trump Pauses Ukraine Support, How Europe Plans To Fill Void
European leaders on Thursday agreed to support Ukraine and increase its defence spending after US President Donald Trump suspended military aid to the war-torn country.
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White House 'Deliberately Escalated' Clash With Zelensky: Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz said the astonishing White House confrontation on Friday made it almost inevitable that Germany would have to increase defence spending on its military.
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Putin And Trump Agree Again. This Time, Xi Jinping Is The Odd One Out
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to be on the same page on most issues these days. So much so, that Russia and the US now seem like allies, as the rest of the world is left stupefied.
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Europe Can't Assume US Troop "Will Last Forever": Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would "last forever", as he urged them to spend more on defence.
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Explained: What Donald Trump Said About NATO And What Is Article 5
Former US President Donald Trump raised a storm of criticism from the White House and top Western officials for suggesting he would not defend NATO allies who failed to spend enough on defence and would even encourage Russia to attack them.
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US House Passes Defence Bill Worth Billions In Taiwan Aid, China Bristles
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a defence spending bill that includes up to $10 billion in military grant assistance for Taiwan and seeks to expedite arms sales to the island, drawing a rebuke from Beijing.
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China Hikes Defence Budget To USD 209 Billion, Over 3 Times That Of India
China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than USD 200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per cent increase in 2021.
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Indian-American Defence Expert Vivek Lall Part Ways With Lockheed Martin
Vivek Lall, a prominent Indian-American aerospace and defence expert, who played key roles in some of the major defence deals between India and the US, has resigned from Lockheed Martin "to spend more time with family".
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"China Is A Threat To The World, Building Military Rapidly": Donald Trump
Expressing concern over China's growing military might, US President Donald Trump has said the Communist nation is a threat to the world and blamed his predecessors for not stopping it from stealing America's intellectual property to bolster its defence capabilities.
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US Defence Spending Up 5% In Trump's 2020 Budget Plan
President Donald Trump's 2020 budget provides for a five percent increase in defense spending, notably to finance building his controversial border wall, while slashing funds for diplomacy by 23 percent.
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Japan To Buy More Stealth Jets, Radar To Counter China, Russia
Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support US forces facing China's military in the Western Pacific, two new government defence papers said.
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Donald Trump Says "Space Force" To Dominate Foes, Cites China
US President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new "Space Force" would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere.
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NATO Members Will Agree To 5% Defence Spending Over Next Decade: Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that all NATO members will have agreed on a goal of spending the equivalent to 5% of GDP on defence over the next decade by the 2025 NATO Summit in June.
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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NATO Tries To Keep US On Board Amid Fears Of Trump Withdrawal
Nervous US allies at NATO are scrambling to keep President Donald Trump engaged by upping defence spending, vowing to take the reins on Ukraine and queueing for face time at the White House.
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Explained: As Trump Pauses Ukraine Support, How Europe Plans To Fill Void
European leaders on Thursday agreed to support Ukraine and increase its defence spending after US President Donald Trump suspended military aid to the war-torn country.
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White House 'Deliberately Escalated' Clash With Zelensky: Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz said the astonishing White House confrontation on Friday made it almost inevitable that Germany would have to increase defence spending on its military.
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Putin And Trump Agree Again. This Time, Xi Jinping Is The Odd One Out
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to be on the same page on most issues these days. So much so, that Russia and the US now seem like allies, as the rest of the world is left stupefied.
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Europe Can't Assume US Troop "Will Last Forever": Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would "last forever", as he urged them to spend more on defence.
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Explained: What Donald Trump Said About NATO And What Is Article 5
Former US President Donald Trump raised a storm of criticism from the White House and top Western officials for suggesting he would not defend NATO allies who failed to spend enough on defence and would even encourage Russia to attack them.
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US House Passes Defence Bill Worth Billions In Taiwan Aid, China Bristles
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a defence spending bill that includes up to $10 billion in military grant assistance for Taiwan and seeks to expedite arms sales to the island, drawing a rebuke from Beijing.
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China Hikes Defence Budget To USD 209 Billion, Over 3 Times That Of India
China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than USD 200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per cent increase in 2021.
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Indian-American Defence Expert Vivek Lall Part Ways With Lockheed Martin
Vivek Lall, a prominent Indian-American aerospace and defence expert, who played key roles in some of the major defence deals between India and the US, has resigned from Lockheed Martin "to spend more time with family".
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"China Is A Threat To The World, Building Military Rapidly": Donald Trump
Expressing concern over China's growing military might, US President Donald Trump has said the Communist nation is a threat to the world and blamed his predecessors for not stopping it from stealing America's intellectual property to bolster its defence capabilities.
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US Defence Spending Up 5% In Trump's 2020 Budget Plan
President Donald Trump's 2020 budget provides for a five percent increase in defense spending, notably to finance building his controversial border wall, while slashing funds for diplomacy by 23 percent.
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Japan To Buy More Stealth Jets, Radar To Counter China, Russia
Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support US forces facing China's military in the Western Pacific, two new government defence papers said.
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Donald Trump Says "Space Force" To Dominate Foes, Cites China
US President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new "Space Force" would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere.
