U.S. Marines unload vehicles and equipment as they prepare for the NATO-led Exercise Trident Juncture in 2015. (Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/U.S. Army)
Defense News: Sphere of influence: US military budget drives arming of the West
COLOGNE, Germany — The Pentagon is front and center in driving worldwide military spending to new heights, pulling Europe along in its wake, according to a new study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
“Defense budgets are growing again in the West,” said Lucie Béraud-Sudreau, a research fellow for defense economics and procurement with the London-based think tank. Pentagon spending under President Donald Trump is “pushing global numbers up,” she told Defense News.
The increase is fueled by U.S. and European perceptions of future threats emanating from China and Russia, she said.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 18, 2019
Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ withers on the vine -- Defense News
Draper awarded $191M for Trident missile guidance system -- UPI
Boeing to deliver two F-18 Super Hornets to Navy for $17.8M -- UPI
Navy Proposing Bold Changes in How it Teaches Sailors in New Education Plan -- USNI News
Air Force May Lose Credibility With Industry Over Light Attack Decision -- RCD
Army Picks BAE Jammer To Kill Russian Missiles (Softly) -- Breaking Defense
New Army rifle offers more versatility in combat -- Stars and Stripes
Army calls base housing hazards 'unconscionable,' details steps to protect families -- The Hill
Marines Need $3.5 Billion for Camp Lejeune Repairs, Despite MILCON Cuts for Border Spending -- USNI News
US Secretary of Defense Shanahan says he hasn’t determined amount for border wall -- AP
US Military Releases Its Artificial Intelligence Strategy -- VOA
U.S., Australia, Britain conduct training aviation exercise in Nevada -- UPI
US steps up freedom of navigation patrols in South China Sea to counter Beijing’s ambitions -- SCMP
Submarine arms race seen heating up in Indo-Pacific amid ‘great threat’ from China -- SCMP
China is working on killer robot ships of its own -- Defense News
The Chinese Military Speaks to Itself, Revealing Doubts -- Dennis J. Blasko, War On The Rocks
Chinese military institute puts focus on ‘urgent needs’ of frontline troops -- SCMP
Xi Signs Order to Boost China’s 2 Mln Army Training Efficiency – Report -- Sputnik
40 years on, Chinese veterans defy official silence to remember the Vietnam border war -- SCMP
Germany's Angela Merkel makes arms export pact with France -- DW
Taking sides: Italian defense industry rep attacks Franco-German fighter deal -- Defense News
Riyadh's SAMI Agrees to Joint Venture With French Naval Group to Build Warships -- Sputnik
United Arab Emirates announces $1.3 billion in defense deals at IDEX -- Defense News
Saudi's military company eyes $10 billion revenue in next five years -- Reuters
Nigerian President Buhari: Military to Be 'Ruthless' Against Election Tampering -- VOA
Four Zimbabwe Generals Retired in Mnangagwa's First Purge of Military -- VOA
In Pursuit of a General Theory of Proxy Warfare -- Amos C. Fox, RCD
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