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Denmark Strengthens Greenland Security and Deploys Sled Dogs After Trump's US Takeover Threat
- Wednesday December 25, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
US President-elect Donald Trump's renewed proposal to buy Greenland has drawn sharp international criticism, prompting Denmark to announce a major defense spending boost in the Arctic.
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'Operation Save Rishi' Aims To Get Him Through Key Vote
- Sunday April 28, 2024
- World News | Alex Wickham, Kitty Donaldson and Ellen Milligan, Bloomberg
Rishi Sunak said this week he's putting UK defense spending on a "war footing." He might as well have been talking about his own position.
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Australia To Buy 20 Hercules Military Transport Planes In $6.6 Billion Deal
- Monday July 24, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Australia said on Monday it would spend A$9.8 billion ($6.60 billion) to buy 20 new Super Hercules military transport aircraft, ahead of a visit later this week by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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US Pentagon Scraps COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
- Wednesday January 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday rescinded the Pentagon's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, a move required by Congress over his objections as part of the 2023 defense spending bill.
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US Congress Approves Space Force, Russia Pipeline Sanctions
- Wednesday December 18, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The US Senate approved a massive defense spending bill on Tuesday, sending Donald Trump a $738 billion package that creates a new space force, fulfilling a presidential priority, and seeks to curb Russia's sprawling energy ambitions.
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Anil Ambani's Bankrupt Reliance Naval Up 600% In Record Winning Streak
- Tuesday November 26, 2019
- Business | Ronojoy Mazumdar and PR Sanjai,Ronojoy Mazumdar and PR Sanjai, Bloomberg
The revival of the shipyard is crucial for Anil Ambani, who is betting on cash flows from government defense contracts as Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to spend billions of dollars on national security. Brokers say the stock's parabolic advance is likely driven by speculators, rather than by a change in the company's fortunes.
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Pentagon Ends Boeing's "Kill Vehicle" Contract, Cites Technical Problems
- Thursday August 22, 2019
- World News | Reuters
The US Defense Department said on Wednesday it is cancelling a Boeing Co contract for a "kill vehicle" due to technical design problems after spending $1.2 billion on the project.
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Trump Praises 'Rocket-Ship' Increase In NATO Spending
- Wednesday April 3, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was happy with NATO allies' rising spending on defense, hailing a "rocket-ship" increase since he took office.
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US Defence Spending Up 5% In Trump's 2020 Budget Plan
- Tuesday March 12, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
President Donald Trump's 2020 budget provides for a five percent increase in defense spending, notably to finance building his controversial border wall, while slashing funds for diplomacy by 23 percent.
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NATO Chief Says Trump's Funding Complaints Have "Real Results"
- Monday January 28, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that US President Donald Trump's regular complaints about the alliance had not undermined it -- adding that his criticism on defense spending was having a positive impact.
- www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump Says "Space Force" To Dominate Foes, Cites China
- Tuesday August 14, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new "Space Force" would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere.
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US Congress Passes Bill To Strengthen Defence Partnership With India
- Thursday August 2, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The United States Congress has passed the USD 716 billion defence spending bill which, among its many provisions, seeks to strengthen and enhance the country's defence partnership with India.
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Opinion: The Big Bang In Indian Defense Is Delayed
- Tuesday May 8, 2018
- Opinion | Anjani Trivedi, Bloomberg
India has millions of military personnel, billions of dollars in arms spending and grave threats on its borders, yet the nation doesn't make its own fighter jets and anti-tank missiles. Is that a massive opportunity for investors? Not so fast.
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India Is Part Of This Club Of 5, Along With US And China
- Wednesday May 2, 2018
- India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg
India has joined the US and China as one of the world's five biggest military spenders, reflecting geopolitical tensions as well as the country's reliance on imported weapons and sprawling personnel costs.
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US Congress Scrambles To Pass Funding Bill Before Friday Deadline
- Thursday March 22, 2018
- World News | Reuters
The US Congress on Thursday was racing to approve a massive spending bill and send it to President Donald Trump for enactment before a midnight Friday government shutdown deadline, in a move that would significantly boost defense and non-military funding through September 30.
- www.ndtv.com
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Denmark Strengthens Greenland Security and Deploys Sled Dogs After Trump's US Takeover Threat
- Wednesday December 25, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
US President-elect Donald Trump's renewed proposal to buy Greenland has drawn sharp international criticism, prompting Denmark to announce a major defense spending boost in the Arctic.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Operation Save Rishi' Aims To Get Him Through Key Vote
- Sunday April 28, 2024
- World News | Alex Wickham, Kitty Donaldson and Ellen Milligan, Bloomberg
Rishi Sunak said this week he's putting UK defense spending on a "war footing." He might as well have been talking about his own position.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australia To Buy 20 Hercules Military Transport Planes In $6.6 Billion Deal
- Monday July 24, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Australia said on Monday it would spend A$9.8 billion ($6.60 billion) to buy 20 new Super Hercules military transport aircraft, ahead of a visit later this week by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Pentagon Scraps COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
- Wednesday January 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday rescinded the Pentagon's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, a move required by Congress over his objections as part of the 2023 defense spending bill.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Congress Approves Space Force, Russia Pipeline Sanctions
- Wednesday December 18, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The US Senate approved a massive defense spending bill on Tuesday, sending Donald Trump a $738 billion package that creates a new space force, fulfilling a presidential priority, and seeks to curb Russia's sprawling energy ambitions.
- www.ndtv.com
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Anil Ambani's Bankrupt Reliance Naval Up 600% In Record Winning Streak
- Tuesday November 26, 2019
- Business | Ronojoy Mazumdar and PR Sanjai,Ronojoy Mazumdar and PR Sanjai, Bloomberg
The revival of the shipyard is crucial for Anil Ambani, who is betting on cash flows from government defense contracts as Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to spend billions of dollars on national security. Brokers say the stock's parabolic advance is likely driven by speculators, rather than by a change in the company's fortunes.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Pentagon Ends Boeing's "Kill Vehicle" Contract, Cites Technical Problems
- Thursday August 22, 2019
- World News | Reuters
The US Defense Department said on Wednesday it is cancelling a Boeing Co contract for a "kill vehicle" due to technical design problems after spending $1.2 billion on the project.
- www.ndtv.com
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Trump Praises 'Rocket-Ship' Increase In NATO Spending
- Wednesday April 3, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was happy with NATO allies' rising spending on defense, hailing a "rocket-ship" increase since he took office.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Defence Spending Up 5% In Trump's 2020 Budget Plan
- Tuesday March 12, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
President Donald Trump's 2020 budget provides for a five percent increase in defense spending, notably to finance building his controversial border wall, while slashing funds for diplomacy by 23 percent.
- www.ndtv.com
-
NATO Chief Says Trump's Funding Complaints Have "Real Results"
- Monday January 28, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that US President Donald Trump's regular complaints about the alliance had not undermined it -- adding that his criticism on defense spending was having a positive impact.
- www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump Says "Space Force" To Dominate Foes, Cites China
- Tuesday August 14, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new "Space Force" would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Congress Passes Bill To Strengthen Defence Partnership With India
- Thursday August 2, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The United States Congress has passed the USD 716 billion defence spending bill which, among its many provisions, seeks to strengthen and enhance the country's defence partnership with India.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Opinion: The Big Bang In Indian Defense Is Delayed
- Tuesday May 8, 2018
- Opinion | Anjani Trivedi, Bloomberg
India has millions of military personnel, billions of dollars in arms spending and grave threats on its borders, yet the nation doesn't make its own fighter jets and anti-tank missiles. Is that a massive opportunity for investors? Not so fast.
- www.ndtv.com
-
India Is Part Of This Club Of 5, Along With US And China
- Wednesday May 2, 2018
- India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg
India has joined the US and China as one of the world's five biggest military spenders, reflecting geopolitical tensions as well as the country's reliance on imported weapons and sprawling personnel costs.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US Congress Scrambles To Pass Funding Bill Before Friday Deadline
- Thursday March 22, 2018
- World News | Reuters
The US Congress on Thursday was racing to approve a massive spending bill and send it to President Donald Trump for enactment before a midnight Friday government shutdown deadline, in a move that would significantly boost defense and non-military funding through September 30.
- www.ndtv.com