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Senate NDAA would hike defense spending by $32 billion
The Senate version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security ...
Sen. Joni Ernst tucks ban on Chinese, Russian lab research into national defense bill
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has added to a key military spending bill making its way through Congress a pair of provisions to ...
Top US General Meets Counterpart in Seoul Amid Budget Pressure
The highest-ranking military officer of the US visited Seoul for talks with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts as ...
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Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Push To Support Psychedelics Research With $10 Million Amendment To Defense Spending Bill
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have teamed up on another psychedelics amendment to appropriations legislation—this time ...
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Defense policy bills endorse pay raise for troops, restrict force reductions in Europe
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees unveiled legislation Friday supporting a 3.8% pay raise for service members ...
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US Senate committee backs $500 million in Ukraine aid in 2026 defense budget
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved $500 million in aid for Ukraine as part of the 2026 National Defense ...
US military spending reductions could substantially lower energy consumption
A new analysis suggests that reductions in U.S. military spending could result in significant decreases in energy consumption ...
See how much NATO countries spend on defense and how that has changed
Many member countries would have to double defense spending by 2035 to meet new targets, charts show.
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US Representative Yui says military spending at 5%
Taiwan’s military spending accounts for about 5 percent of GDP, based on NATO standards, including 1.5 percent spent on boosting infrastructure resilience, Representative to the US Alexander Yui told ...
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US may press Philippines to hike defense spending to 5% of GDP
THE US would likely press the Philippines to allot at least 5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on military spending, defense analysts said at the weekend, after Washington called on its Asian ...