Defense Spending

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Defence Primes Back Military Start‑ups With Record $4.1bn in Venture Deals

Prime contractors are investing to buy AI, autonomy and cyber tools that slow procurement and in‑house R&D cannot deliver fast enough.

Wes Streeting Declines to Say He Trusts President Trump

US Plans $4 Billion Upgrade of UK Bases That Could Enable Nuclear Storage

Daimler Truck Launches Global Defence Arm With €1bn 2028 Target

U.S. Plans Major Cut to Air and Naval Forces Available to NATO in Europe

U.S. Approves Possible Sale of Five MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters to New Zealand

Taiwan to Lift Anti-Ship Missile Inventory to About 1,850 by Early 2029

New Zealand Commits NZ$1.58 Billion to Maritime Security and Fleet Renewal

AEVEX Jumps in NYSE Debut After $320 Million IPO

Spain and Belgium Pledge €2 Billion in 2026 Military Aid for Ukraine

Zelensky Orders Draft Security Pacts, Plans Talks on Joint European Air Defense

UK Adds £100 Million to Ukraine Air Defences, Lifting Two‑Month Total to £600 Million

RUSI Warns Russia’s Evolving Defenses Could Undermine UK and French Nuclear Deterrents Within a Decade

Israel Puts 'Iron Beam' Laser Air Defense Into Operation

Skepticism Deepens Over Trump’s ‘Trump‑Class’ Battleship Plan

Pentagon Review Endorses AUKUS, Keeps Submarine Timeline on Track

U.S. Army Awards Boeing $4.7 Billion Contract to Build 96 Apache Helicopters for Poland

NATO Deploys AI-Powered Merops Anti-Drone System to Poland and Romania

Brazil's Defense Minister Urges Larger Budget With Path Toward 2% of GDP

Navy Awards Sikorsky $10.86 Billion Five-Year Deal for Up to 99 CH-53K Helicopters