MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Trump says NATO members should raise defense spending to 5% of GDP
Jan 07, 2025 (AFP)
"They can all afford it, but they should be at five percent not two percent," the incoming US president told reporters. "Europe is in for a tiny fraction of the...
China blasts 'suppression' after US adds Tencent, CATL to military companies list
Jan 07, 2025 (AFP)
"China is always firmly opposed to the US side's generalisation of the concept of national security, the establishment of various discriminatory lists, the unre...
China blasts US adding Tencent, CATL to military firms list
Jan 07, 2025 (AFP)
Tensions spanning trade and geopolitics have escalated in recent years between the world's two top economies, which are now vying for supremacy in critical high...
Scholz rejects drastic rise in German defence spending
Jan 07, 2025 (AFP)
Significantly increasing defence spending "without saying what the money will be spent on and where it will come from" was a "half-baked" idea, Scholz told the ...
Biden administration announces $8 bn arms sale to Israel
Jan 04, 2025 (AFP)
The State Department "has informally notified Congress of an $8 billion proposed sale of munitions to support Israel's long-term security by resupplying stocks ...
US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt
Dec 21, 2024 (AFP)
The State Department informed Congress it had approved the sale of $4.69 billion in equipment for 555 US-made M1A1 Abrams tanks operated by Egypt, $630 million ...
Corruption may hamper China military modernization: Pentagon
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
In 2023, Beijing's forces "experienced a new wave of corruption-related investigations and removals of senior leaders which may have disrupted its progress towa...
Key facts from the Pentagon's annual China military report
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing's military -- which it has been working to modernise for several decades -- has made recent advances, the report said, citing intelligence and open sour...
US, European, Chinese firms seek to draw Vietnam arms deals from Russia
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and a C-130 Super Hercules transport were on the tarmac at Hanoi's Gia Lam military airfield for the event. Thou...
Germany approves record 20bn euros worth of defence gear
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
The new weapons and gear will be ordered at a time Europe's biggest economy seeks to rebuild its long-neglected armed forces in the face of high NATO tensions w...
Corruption may hamper China military modernization: Pentagon report
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
In 2023, Beijing's forces "experienced a new wave of corruption-related investigations and removals of senior leaders which may have disrupted its progress towa...
EU sanctions Chinese firms, N. Korea minister over Ukraine; NATO chief to hold talks with Zelensky
Dec 16, 2024 (AFP)
It has also added North Korea's defence minister to its sanctions blacklist after the secretive state sent troops to Russia to reinforce its military. The move ...
Scholz says Germany needs 'massive' investment, especially in defence; Greece doubles defence spending
Dec 16, 2024 (AFP)
"It is high time to invest powerfully and decisively in Germany," Scholz said in a speech to parliament ahead of the vote, which he has called after the collaps...
Brazil ex-defense minister arrested in coup plot investigation
Dec 14, 2024 (AFP)
Brazil's Federal Police said it had detained "people who would be obstructing" the probe. "Braga Netto was arrested in the operation," the source said. In late ...
US announces new $500 mn military aid package for Ukraine
Dec 12, 2024 (AFP)
"The United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's o...
NATO chief calls for defence surge to avoid 'big war' with Russia
Dec 12, 2024 (AFP)
"We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years," Rutte said in a keynote address in Brussels, his first major speech since taking office as ...
House approves massive National Defense Authorization Act with controversial provision
Dec 11, 2024 (UPI)
The bipartisan legislation passed the House on Wednesday by a vote of 281 to 140, with 124 Democrats and 16 Republicans voting against the legislation, and 81 D...
U.S. Army fires 4-star general for meddling in subordinate's promotion attempt
Dec 11, 2024 (UPI)
"Based on the findings of a Department of the Army inspector general investigation, the secretary of the Army has relieved Gen. Charles Hamilton of command," Ar...
U.S. loans Ukraine $20B from frozen Russian assets
Dec 11, 2024 (UPI)
The disbursement was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Treasury, whose secretary, Janet Yellen, said in a statement that the funds "will provide Ukraine a critical ...
U.S. commits nearly $1B in weaponry to Ukraine
Dec 08, 2024 (UPI)
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the package, valued at $988 million, Saturday during the Reagan National Defense Forum hosted in Simi Valley, Calif. Th...
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