Tag: Defense
US Defense Chief Woos Brazil as Chinese Influence Grows
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised Brazil's clout and urged closer strategic ties Tuesday in what appeared to be part of a concerted push...
DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Proposal
Today President Donald J. Trump sent Congress a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request of $716 billion for national security, $686 billion of...
China Blasts New US Defense Strategy
China has denounced the United States government for its Cold War and zero-sum mentality as reflected in its new national defense strategy. The 2018...
Congress sends $700 bn defense bill for Trump’s signature
The US Congress on Thursday overwhelmingly authorized $700 billion in national defense spending for next year, a substantial increase over Donald Trump's request, and...
Trump says US committed to NATO’s mutual defense pledge
US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States remained committed to NATO's mutual defense pledge, after he failed to endorse it in...
Pentagon Announces Start of Ballistic Missile Defense Review
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis today directed the start of the department’s Ballistic Missile Defense Review, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said in a...
Global Defense Spending Increases
According to the latest report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), countries around the world are spending ever more money on...
US DoD Officials Discuss Future Vertical Lift ‘Family of Systems’
The future of rotary-wing or vertical lift aircraft across the services is the focus of a Defense Department initiative that seeks to improve the...
Pentagon Spokesman Discusses ISIS Preliminary Plan, Budget Amendment
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will present a preliminary version of the Pentagon's new plan to rapidly defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...
Trump promises massive buildup of entire US military
President Donald Trump on Friday promised a historic buildup of America's already vast military, but said he hoped he would never need to...
