via BorderReport — Pentagon officials have ramped up their efforts in recent weeks to help Congress carve a path toward President Trump’s record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request. But some GOP senators are worried the Defense Department deployed its closed-door offensive too late, undercutting its prospects of building a coalition necessary to move the record-breaking defense budget. Sen. [...]

The Pentagon has told Congress that the Iran war has cost an estimated $45.1 billion, while major costs including damage to U.S. bases remain outside the total.

President Trump's pressure on NATO allies, including threats of troop cuts, has not caused a US pullout from Europe but is pushing countries to reduce reliance on Washington for defense. Andrew Marshall explains. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #DonaldTrump #NATO #AndrewMarshall #Pentagon #USTroops #Europe #Russia #PeteHegseth #NationalSecurity #ArticleFive #DefenseSpending #WorldNews #BreakingNews #Geopolitics #2026 #TransatlanticRelations #MilitaryNews #IranWar #Romania #Poland Read the story here:

The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, the largest single sale of the controversial munitions in recent years, a U.S. official told The Post. [Rea...

WASHINGTON, United States - The U.S. military's war with Iran has cost about $38 billion through Aug. 1, according to

The Pentagon estimates Operation Epic Fury cost $33.4 billion through June 29, including $22.3 billion in expended munitions, as a watchdog warns of weapons in…

The U.S State Department confirmed on Thursday the possible foreign military sale of UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters and their related equipment to the South American country at a cost of £103million.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, debt and defence spending are ballooning while diplomacy is starved and allies are alienated

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — More US military involvement and larger regional defence budgets mean less social spending and worse democracy outcomes.

UK support for Falklands faces unexpected pressure as Washington shifts its diplomatic stance. Find out what this means for future defense ties.

Taiwan approves $1.26 billion worth military drone spending

European territories in the Western Hemisphere are not safe anymore. The post US Threatens the UK: Increase Defense Spending, or Lose Support for Sovereignty Over the Falkland Islands appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Taiwan’s opposition-controlled Legislative Yuan approved the government’s 2026 budget on August 14, authorizing $93 billion in…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) — The need for higher defence spending was driven not only by regional dynamics but also by emerging threats, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said several developments had changed the government’s approach to defence policy and expenditure, including emerging challenges such as cyber and electromagnetic threats, as well as mass misinformation campaigns. He noted that within the regional security landscape, these issues had to be viewed in the broader context of growing geopolitical uncertainty and a shifting security environment. “It is not that Malaysia suddenly sees any particular country as a […]

The scale of the expenditure is particularly significant when...