#defense-spending

[nawapon17]

NATO says all allies to meet 2% defense-spending target this year

Including the U.S., the alliance is expected to spend around US$1.6 trillion on defense in 2025, up from $1.45 trillion in 2024.

[nawapon17]

Turkey advances plan for a national air-defense shield

The country's Steel Dome concept aims to integrate a smattering of national capabilities for tracking and intercepting aerial threats.

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Estonia increases defense spending to buy air defense systems, more weapons

Estonia has approved a $523 million defense spending hike, the majority of which is for short- to mid-range air defense systems.

(..) The additional funds will raise the country’s “defense spending over 2.5% of [the country’s] GDP,” the Defence Ministry said in a March 24 tweet. It’s a goal of NATO for its members to spend at least 2% of their respective gross domestic product on defense.

[keithbcarter-blog]

The writer of the letter, "Increasing the debt ceiling is irresponsible," fails to indicate why "during Barack Obama's first two years in office, the U.