The Pentagon is feeling the financial squeeze and is struggling in some cases to carry out routine training and maintenance ...

NATO’s top military official said the alliance remains on track to meet higher defense spending targets and dismissed concerns about tensions with the United States, Bloomberg ...

Defense analysts explain why NATO's spending gap persisted for decades and what finally pushed European allies to increase ...

Global military spending hit a record $2.887 trillion in 2025—the highest level ever recorded and the 11th consecutive year of growth, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) ...

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Global military ⁠spending ⁠rose 2.9% in 2025 ⁠despite a 7.5% decline in the United States as ​President Donald Trump halted new financial military aid to Ukraine, a report by a ‌conflict think-tank ...

The US plans to halve strategic bombers, cut fighter jets by a third, and withdraw nuclear submarines from NATO commitments ...

President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending. It’s the largest defense budget request in history. Trump’s budget would mark a 44% increase in Pentagon ...

Military spending declined in the US but rose by 14% in Europe, and by 8.1% in Asia and Oceania, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute STOCKHOLM, April 27. /TASS/. Global ...

SINGAPORE — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China's ...