The Latest Breaking News from Defense Spending

UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the military

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats

AAP · Jun 11

UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats

AAP · Jun 11

Fiscal 2027 NDAA approved by House Armed Services Committee

The House Armed Services Committee approved its fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act late Thursday after a series of politically charged debates about the Iran war, Pentagon acquisition rules, defense spending and vestiges of the Confederacy in the military. After contending with about 900 amendments over the course of 14…

Roll Call · Jun 5

IMF Warns Rising War Costs Are Forcing Governments Into Tough Budget Trade-offs

Budgets around the world are under renewed strain as defense needs climb faster than revenues in several major economies, IMF data shows.

International Business Times · Apr 16

House appropriators delay Defense markup plans amid uncertainty

House appropriators have pushed back plans to mark up a fiscal 2027 Defense spending bill by about a month because of uncertainty over how to finance a massive surge in Pentagon funding sought by the Trump administration, according to sources familiar with the planning. A tentative schedule last month called…

Roll Call · Apr 9

US defense spending would rise $445bn under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere

Democrats rebuke White House’s ‘bleak and unacceptable’ view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programs

The Guardian - US · Apr 3

Trump Seeks $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget After Saying the States Should Raise Taxes to Finance Day Care or Medicare

In the same week that Donald Trump said the federal government could not afford to "take care of day care" or programs such as Medicare and Medicaid because "we're fighting wars," the President asked Congress for a record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a proposal that would increase defense spending by…

Latin Times · Apr 3

Trump budget includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending and cuts to domestic programs

The president's budget arrives as the House and Senate remain tangled over current-year spending

The Independent UK · Apr 3

Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns

Trump's proposal would be "by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-WWII era," the CRFB said.

Fortune · Apr 2

Keysight: The Quiet Winner in the AI and Defense Spending Boom

Keysight Technologies is an AI and defense winner that many investors are likely unaware of, and its latest earnings report is turning heads.

MarketBeat · Mar 18