Latest "defense spending" stories

A U.S. C-17 sits at the Nevatim Air Base in the desert in Israel, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. The aircraft arrived Friday with crates of American munitions for Israel.

Congress’ to-do list adds budget request for Israel, Ukraine

Defense and veterans hearings for the week of Oct. 23, 2023.

By Leo Shane III

6 weeks ago

Sweden’s stalled NATO bid disrupts Nordic defense planning

A Nordic cluster within NATO remains the goal, but questions remain about the alignment to North America or Europe when it comes to the High North.

By Gerard O'Dwyer

6 months ago

Global military spending up to an all-time high

A Sweden-based watchdog says global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion.

7 months ago

Jon Stewart blasts ‘corruption’ in Pentagon spending priorities

Jon Stewart talks with the Defense Department's second-highest official, calls the lack of adequate focus on military family support shameful.

By Leo Shane III

8 months ago

Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin

The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.

9 months ago

Pentagon budget aims to max munitions production, make multiyear buys

Pentagon officials say they will maximize production lines for top priority munitions as part of its $170 billion procurement budget proposal for FY24.

By Joe Gould and Stephen Losey

9 months ago