Forbes: The Biggest Military Budgets As A Share Of GDP In 2018 [Infographic]
Total global military spending rose 2.6% to $1.8 trillion in 2018, according to new data published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). It is now at its highest level since 1988 and 76% higher than the post cold war low in 1998. Due to the implementation of new arms procurement program under the Trump administration, U.S. military spending grew for the first time in seven years, reaching $649 billion. No other nation comes close to matching that figure and it is nearly as much as the next eight-largest spending countries combined.
Read more ....
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 8, 2019
The US could have three-and-a-half aircraft carriers off Iran within two weeks -- Washington Examiner
US to send B-52 bombers to Middle East as Iran tensions intensify -- ABC News Online
US deployment a response to Iran moving ballistic missiles by boat: report -- The Hill
The Air Force’s new trainer jet is attracting the Navy’s and Marine Corps’ interests -- Defense News
F-35s, F-16s pushed to the limit in defensive exercise at Hill -- Air Force Times
US Military Testing Whether Human Pilots Can Trust Robot Wingmen in a Dogfight -- Defense One
Don’t Expect the US Military’s Next Fighter to Be Joint -- Defense One
Price Drop: Lockheed Pitches $80M F-35A to Pentagon -- Defense One
F-35C Jets to Be Armed With Hypersonic Cruise Missiles - Reports -- Sputnik
The Pentagon’s Software Buying Has Been Outdated Since 1987 -- NextGov
CIA camps out in anonymized Tor network -- ZDNet
Raytheon tests motor for DARPA's MAD-FIRES self-defense interceptor -- UPI
The US Navy is eyeing a big change to its new stealth destroyers -- Defense News
Navy, Pentagon Looking Across Services’ Budgets for Truman Refueling Funding -- USNI News
US Navy Plans to Push $5B More Per Year Toward Nuclear Sub Development -- Sputnik
With the Navy’s submarine maintenance woes, there may yet be hope -- Defense News
The Marine Corps has been looking at Israel’s Iron Dome to boost air defense -- Marine Times
Marine Corps Commandant: Boot Camp Will Never Be Completely Coed -- Military.com
US to Send Military Hospital Ship to Venezuelan Region -- VOA
Acting Pentagon chief calls for Maduro to step down in Venezuela -- The Hill
Woman arrested at CIA headquarters after asking to speak with 'Agent Penis' -- Business Insider/Task & Purpose
Pentagon suspends efforts to recover troops' remains as North Korea talks stall -- Reuters
Is DoD running up a tab? Coast Guard told to counter China, but cash flow checks ambition -- Defense News
Navy challenges China’s claims on militarized reefs for the third time this year -- Stars and Stripes
US House of Representatives backs defence support for Taiwan -- SCMP
US, Canada talks underway to decide if the F-35 will be pulled from Canada’s fighter competition -- Defense News
NATO naval ships begin major exercise off Scotland -- New Europe
Albanian soldier killed, 2 injured at Latvia's NATO base -- FOX News/AP
France confirms contested arms shipment to Saudi Arabia -- France 24
European Union tees up new military-cooperation proposals -- Defense News
Signaling, Victory, and Strategy in France’s Military Cyber Doctrine -- Stéphane Taillat, War On The Rocks
Images show construction of China's third aircraft carrier, thinktank says -- The Guardian
No comments:
Post a Comment