#Defense Spending

The US GPS ground control system OCX cost $8 billion—more than double its original budget—and arrived a decade late. What does that tell us about how defense software gets built?

Trump threatens to halt US-Spain trade over defense spending shortfall. A warning shot to NATO allies or genuine economic leverage?

Trump's renewed military interventionism signals costly foreign policy mistakes ahead. Analysis of economic impacts, historical failures, and why military solutions rarely work in modern conflicts.

Pentagon's policy chief praises South Korea as exemplary partner for committing to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, signaling shifting dynamics in US-Asia alliance strategy under Trump administration.

Taiwan's military held a classified briefing to unblock a NT$1.25 trillion defense budget amid 'black box' accusations. Discover how this impacts regional security.

President Donald Trump affirms the U.S. commitment to NATO on Jan 7, 2026, amid the controversial push to acquire Greenland and a new 5% GDP defense spending target.

Pentagon official Elbridge Colby is planning visits to South Korea and Japan in late January 2026 to discuss defense spending and nuclear submarine projects.

Japan's fiscal 2026 defense budget hits a record 9 trillion yen ($57B). While equipment spending doubles, manpower investment lags, raising concerns over personnel shortages.

Donald Trump claims he will build the most powerful warship ever, but the promise clashes with the U.S. Navy's recent cancellation of a smaller ship due to cost overruns, raising questions about feasibility.

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force is adopting VR flight simulators from Kanematsu as part of a national defense spending increase, signaling a shift to next-gen pilot training technology.

The Japanese government is finalizing a record defense budget of over ¥9 trillion for FY2026, raising concerns about its ability to simultaneously address domestic pressures like inflation, healthcare, and disaster response.

President Trump quietly signed a record defense bill, but its contents reveal a major policy clash with Congress over Ukraine aid and NATO, signaling deep US strategic uncertainty.