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Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships Navy didn’t seek

WASHINGTON — The Senate Appropriations Committee’s new defense spending bill would add $4 billion to the Navy budget — money the Navy did not seek and much of which the Armed Services and House Appropriations panels did not approve — for warships built largely by the constituents of senior appropriators.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships Navy didn't seek - Roll Call

The Senate 2023 defense spending bill would boost the Navy budget for ships built largely by the constituents of senior appropriators.

Roll Call · Aug 4, 2022

U.S. discussing America-made fighter jets for Ukraine

(This July 22 story corrects first paragraph to show war about to enter sixth, not fifth, month)

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

4 Defense Stocks to Buy With Rising Geopolitical Tensions

The rising geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe have led to increased defense spending in the United States. Moreover, with new members joining NATO, American defense contractors are expected to benefit. Hence, prominent defense stocks Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Boeing (BA), and Raytheon (RTX) might be the ones to…

StockNews.com · Jun 16, 2022

Political Pulse / Concerned public, not gaiatsu, now drives strong security policies

Japan has been both cautious and passive about evolving its security policy for a long time. Japan has a well-known history of being forced to change its policies by gaiatsu (foreign pressure) from the United States. Even though gaiatsu hasn't disappeared, we are now heading into a new era in…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022

Economic, fiscal reform draft hints at spending 2% of GDP for defense

Much attention was focused on how the draft of the government's economic and fiscal reform policy would refer to an increase in defense spending. Released Tuesday, the draft of the Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform ultimately did not specify the range of increase, but did refer…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 1, 2022

German parties reach deal to move ahead with defense boost

Germany’s governing coalition and the main opposition party have reached a deal to move ahead with a big increase in defense spending that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced three months ago

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Govt to discuss 'substantial' increase in defense budget

The government and ruling parties plan to begin full-scale discussions to boost the country's defense budget in the next fiscal year and beyond, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told U.S. President Joe Biden during the pair's summit in Tokyo on Monday that Japan will secure "a substantial increase" in its…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 25, 2022

Japan PM to unveil boost in defense spending at Biden summit -TV Asahi

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce an increase in defense spending at a summit next week with U.S. President Joe Biden, TV Asahi said on Friday.

Reuters · May 20, 2022

Conflicting incentives for quick election-year spending deal - Roll Call

Dynamics for a spending agreement this year are there, but history also says election years lead to delays and stopgap bills.

Roll Call · Apr 27, 2022