Tag: defense spending

“Taffy 3’s” heroic stand defying overwhelming odds in WWII serves as a reminder of the importance of defense spending and modernization.

The US military budget is one of the largest in the world and has been a major part of the national budget for decades.

Remember, it’s not about flexing military muscle or sparking conflict, but about preserving peace and protecting our shared democratic values; that’s the mission, and in the face of adversity, strong leadership isn’t just necessary, it’s the very backbone of success.

Japan recently awarded $1.4 billion in R&D contracts to defense industries Mitsubishi and Kawasaki to develop anti-ship and hypersonic weapons.

The Indo-Pacific Command recently requested from Congress the largest-ever amount of defense funding for the region, seeking to amplify regional security equipment and capabilities.

“I think in one word we can sum up the ‘why,’ and that’s China,” Representative Elaine Luria, a Democrat from Virginia, said.

With both Democrats and Republicans raising strong objections will President Biden’s contentious budget proposal pass?

If there’s one lesson one can take from our military history — and the budgets behind it — it’s this: You save blood by expending treasure.

Democrats are aiming to defense spending by as much as 10 percent post electiong, citing domestic programs and COVID-19 as their reasoning.

One of Trump’s most significant platforms in the 2016 presidential election was revitalizing the nation’s poorly maintained defense apparatus and returning it a state of strategic and tactical readiness needed to face near-peer, nation level opposition from the likes of China and Russia. Among the promises he made to that effect were increasing defense spending […]

The ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is, of course, big news worthy of a great deal of coverage. Depending on how the inquiry goes, Trump may well become the third president in history ever to be impeached, and although the chances of a Republican controlled Senate removing him from office are so small […]

As the sparse details in the Pentagon’s 2020 budget proposal reach the media, there have been few surprises. The Air Force still intends to purchase eight new F-15 airframes (single-seat F-15EX variants) and although the final deal is still yet to be hashed out, it appears that first batch will run Uncle Sam just about […]