defense spending
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Jan- 2022 -31 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Indonesia’s $125B Defense Investment to Include 50 Warships
Indonesia has revealed that a portion of its planned $125 billion investment in defense will go to procuring up to 50 new warships.
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Oct- 2021 -12 OctoberAsia Pacific
Japan Ruling Party Seeks Defense Spending Boost
Japan's ruling conservatives unveiled their campaign platform, saying they would aim to boost defense spending, possibly even doubling it, to counter threats from China and North Korea.
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Sep- 2021 -20 SeptemberEurope
BAE Systems Awarded $116 Million to Develop UK Submarine
BAE Systems has been awarded an 85 million-pound contract to develop a next-generation submarine for the Royal Navy.
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Nov- 2020 -19 NovemberEurope
UK to Unveil ‘Largest Military Investment’ in Three Decades
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday unveil what is being billed as Britain's biggest program of investment in the armed forces since the end of the Cold War.
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Oct- 2020 -15 OctoberAir
US Fifth Generation Target Drone to Begin Test Flights
The Defense Department announced it will begin test flights of its much-anticipated Fifth Generation Aerial Target drone (5GAT) later this month at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
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Jun- 2020 -30 JuneAsia Pacific
Australia to Boost Defense Spending as China Tensions Rise
Australia will announce a substantial increase in defense spending and focus on projecting military power in the Indo-Pacific amid escalating tensions with China.
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Aug- 2019 -30 AugustAsia Pacific
Japan requests record $50 billion defense budget in eighth straight increase
Japan's defense ministry requested a record $50.3 billion budget for fighter jets and missile defense as the country eyes North Korea and China
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Jun- 2019 -18 JuneAsia Pacific
Japan looks to boost naval capabilities in face of emerging China submarine threat
With ships, drones and the F-35, Japan is expanding its anti-submarine warfare capabilities to counter China in the Indo-Pacific
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Dec- 2018 -21 DecemberAsia Pacific
Japan unveils record $47 billion defense budget
Japan's defense budget will swell to a record $47 billion next year as it boosts missile defense capabilites and procures stealth jets
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14 DecemberEurope
Spain approves €7.3 billion in defense spending programs
Spain's government approved a €7.3 billion renewal of military equipment which it portrayed as "social spending" that will create thousands of jobs
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