Washington/Beijing: The US Senate has approved a total defence expenditure of $886 billion with additional provisions to deter China’s threat. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer justified the bill, saying the approval given to the defence spending bill was important for strengthening the group standing against Russia and standing firm against China’s communist regime as well […]
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Washington: Western defence companies have made the biggest gains from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, claims a US website. A website named ‘Defense News’ made public the list of the top 100 highest-earning companies in the defence sector in 2022. Over 50 US companies are included in these, and the information has come to the fore about […]
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San Diego/London – The United Kingdom has announced a major increase in its defence spending to counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and unprecedented challenges from China. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK had provided an additional $6 billion in defence spending in the next two years. At this time, the UK has released […]
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Tokyo: In its national security policy released last week, Japan signalled a record increase in defence spending. Accordingly, in the Friday cabinet meeting, Japan approved a defence budget of $55 billion for 2023. Compared to 2022, Japan has increased its defence spending by a whopping 20 per cent in the next year. Japan said this […]
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New Delhi: General Anil Chauhan has taken over as the country’s second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after General Bipin Rawat. On this occasion, General Chauhan assured that he would unitedly strive to fulfil the aspirations of the three defence forces and overcome the challenges. Gen. Anil Chauhan is known as a skilled fighter with […]
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Tokyo: Japan’s defence ministry has proposed a more than $40 billion budget to counter the growing threats from China and North Korea. This includes provision for hypersonic missiles, standoff missiles, aircraft carriers, drones, and advanced fighter jets. The budget proposed by the Japanese Ministry of Defence is the highest to date. Apart from this, sources […]
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Tokyo/Manila: Japan and the Philippines have indicated strengthening defence-related cooperation due to the increasing Chinese hegemonic activities. Moreover, officials from both countries informed that these issues were discussed during the Japan-Philippines Two-Plus-Two talks held in Japan’s capital, Tokyo. Japan has started efforts to strengthen the anti-China front through the medium of Two-Plus-Two talks. Japan has […]
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Berlin: Warning that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has started a new era, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced significant changes to the German defence policy. These include a fresh provision to take the defence expenditure to more than 2% of the German GDP. There is also an assurance to supply weapons stocks to countries like […]
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Washington – On Monday, US President Joe Biden signed the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) draft for 2022. The White House informed that this is the approval of the defence budget of $768 billion. After an intense debate between the ruling Democrats and the opposition Republican party, the concerned defence budget was passed. The debate […]
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Jerusalem: – Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi, Israel’s defence chief, said, ‘The possibility of a confrontation with Iran and Iran-backed terrorist organisations has increased. In that case, Israel has accelerated its operational planning and readiness to deal with Iran and the military nuclear threat.’ Israel’s defence minister, Benny Gantz, said that Israel would take ‘unprecedented action’ if […]
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