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Tag: defense spending

Defense / Featured / Industry / Military Aircraft

Add the KF-21 Boramae to Poland’s South Korea Shopping Wish-List

May 10, 2023May 11, 2023 - by Daniel Darling

In what would prove to be yet another step in the process toward deepening Poland-South Korea defense ties, the Polish government is looking to join South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae combat …

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Geopolitics / Pacific Rim / Region

Amid Retention Woes, New Zealand Scrambles to Increase Defense Spending

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 - by Daniel Darling

New Zealand has announced its intention to provide its armed forces with an NZD748 million ($471 million) top-up of investment over a four-year period, or roughly NZD187 million ($118 million) …

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Featured / Geopolitics

The European Defense Environment Year in Review, and a Peek Ahead

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

As 2022 draws to a close, the European defense environment has shifted as dramatically as at any time since the end of the Cold War. Beginning with the launch of …

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Featured / Geopolitics / North America

Canada Outlines Plan to Increase Defense Spending and Conduct a New Defense Policy Review

April 11, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada can be added to the growing list of countries that have pledged to increase defense spending in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ottawa released a 2022 budget …

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Europe / Geopolitics / War in Ukraine

Alarmed by Events in Ukraine, Finland Agrees to Defense Spending Top-Up

April 6, 2022November 14, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Finland’s five-party government has announced an agreement to supplement its defense budgetary outlays with an additional EUR2 billion ($2.19 billion) allocation. The agreement comes amidst a backdrop of Russia’s invasion …

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Defense / Featured / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Selects F-35 to Replace CF-18 Fleet…Again

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada has selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornet fighters. On March 28, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the government was entering contract negotiations with …

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Geopolitics / North America

White House Seeking $813.3 Billion for National Security in FY23

March 24, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

On Monday, the Biden administration will request an $813.3 billion national security budget, which includes $773 billion for the Pentagon plus funding for nuclear programs in the Department of Energy …

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Featured / Geopolitics / War in Ukraine

The Great European Defense Reset Now Begins

March 11, 2022November 14, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

The launch of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, represents a test for Europe. Will the comfortable, economically developed countries that formed the backbone of the European …

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Asia / Geopolitics

China Plans Defense Budget Increase of Over 7 Percent for 2022

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

With global tensions continuing to heat up, the Chinese government has announced its intention to increase its defense budget by 7.1 percent year-on-year for 2022. The official topline figure will …

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Featured / Geopolitics / War in Ukraine

Confronting Reality, Germany Pledges a Stronger Military

February 28, 2022November 14, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Jarred awake from its 30-year slumber by events in Ukraine, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in a special session of the Bundestag on February 27 that a massive shift in …

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