Czech lawmakers have approved a 2026 budget that keeps defense spending below NATO’s 2% target, despite pressure from the ...

The top table reserved for the Central Military Commission – the leading body in charge of China’s military apparatus – was ...

Global transfers of major weapons rose 9.2% between 2016–20 and 2021–25, driven largely by surging demand in Europe following ...

Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that ...

The size of the U.S. military budget has often reflected the country’s changing role in global affairs. Defense spending has ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada would build three bases in the region. The government also plans to improve ...

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said he won’t sign a legislation designed to give his country a quick access to €43.7 billion ($50.3 billion) from the European Union’s loans-for-weapons program in a ...

Beijing kicked off its top annual political gathering, pledging to further insulate its economy from Trump’s tariffs and ...

Russian defense spending could potentially fall this year from "a very, very high point," said Fenella McGerthy, an expert on ...

China raises its defense budget by 7% to $277 billion amid global instability and shifting geopolitical alliances.

China is the world's second-largest military spender, though it still lags considerably behind the United States.

The United States spends more on its military than any other country in the world. In 2026, Congress approved a defence budget of about $901 billion, which covers the cost of running the armed forces, ...