“Numbers and capacity have been cut, though the UK has tried to argue that smaller can be better.” #BritishArmy #RoyalNavy #UKDefence #DefenceSpending #BritishArmedForces #NATO

Saab CEO says company, Canada still in ‘intensive’ talks The CEO of Saab says there are still 'intensive' talks underway with the Canadian government around the potential purchase of Gripen fighter jets, but that he has no timeline for when Canada will fini...

The CEO of the #Swedish manufacturing company #Saab says there are still “intensive” talks underway with the #Canadian government around the potential purchase of #Gripen fighter jets #CAF #Defencespending #cdnpoli

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Momentum calls for stronger investment in defence on Freedom Day Today marks 47 years since the last British military vessel left the Grand Harbour. In the following years, Malta chose to be neutral and eventually enshrined that principle in our Constitution. Momentum is proud of that choice, but on this…

Freedom Day marks 47 years of neutrality. How do we best secure our nation's future while upholding this principle? Momentum advocates for stronger defence investment. Share your view below. #freedomday #defencespending

By and large, European populations support #rearmament, but only as long as it does not involve increasing taxes or reducing public services. #defence #defencespending

@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social policy brief by @armida.bsky.social
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Canada NATO 2%: What $63 Billion Builds Canada hit NATO's 2% target for the first time since 1990. Verified breakdown of the projects, jobs, regions, and industries that benefit.

Great article on Substack by #FACTSMTR.

Outlines where federal #defencespending is going, on what projects, our new partnerships, procurement strategies…

All sourced! #Canada defence spending is overdue. #CAF #BUDGET2026

Canada’s Defense Spending: Finally Hitting the 2% Target or Just Creative Accounting?
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“Numbers and capacity have been cut, though the UK has tried to argue that smaller can be better.” #BritishArmy #RoyalNavy #UKDefence #DefenceSpending #BritishArmedForces #NATO

Canada clears NATO's 2% bar after years of lagging | CBC News Canada has finally met NATO’s two per cent defence spending target, buoyed by a $9.3 billion surge and internal accounting changes. The long-elusive milestone fulfills Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pro...

Canada clears 2% GDP as promised by federal govt in April 2025 meeting current NATO targets.

First time since late 1980’s #Canada has met required #NATO target. Next target is 5% set for 2035.

#CAF #DND #CanadianMilitary #Defencespending

Investments in helping neighbours deter threats are also a financial investment in one’s own security. #defence #defencespending

New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social policy brief by @armida.bsky.social

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Poland's central bank ready to use gold gains for defence Adam Glapiński says NBP is prepared to begin active management of its gold reserves and to direct an unrealised revaluation gain of €46.3bn to defence spending.

Adam Glapiński says NBP is prepared to begin active management of its gold reserves and to direct an unrealised revaluation gain of €46.3bn to defence spending. Bne IntelliNews #Poland #CentralBank #GoldReserves #DefenceSpending #EconomicPolicy

UK ministers are weighing a further rise in defence spending. Key tests: is 2.5% of GDP by 2027 brought forward or increased, is there a funded timetable, and does it deliver real capability.

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#UKPolitics #DefenceSpending #NATO

Today’s Papers #166: Britain’s On Fire Again, But Don’t Panic, There’s Free Fruit, A Royal Reassurance Segment, And A Clubcard Deal For Your Nervous System Royals doing “wholesome”, Trump doing whiplash, kids getting “reviewed”, and the nation coping with Prosecco, promo codes, and the warm bath of polite nouns.

Good morning Britain
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#TodaysPapers #UKNews #FrontPages #BritishSatire #MediaCritique #RoyalWatch #EpsteinFiles #SENDCrisis #Chagos #TrumpWhiplash #DefenceSpending #Deepfake #AIhype #CostOfLiving #FT #DailyMail #Guardian #iPaper #Metro #EU

"BRITAIN FACES '1936 MOMENT', DEFENCE CHIEFS WARN PM"
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Military chiefs demand #KeirStarmer commit to doubling #DefenceSpending as they warn #Britain faces a #1936Moment.

#DailyMail
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS

Extra #DefenceSpending will act as boost for #ScienceandTechnology, there may be reductions in #businessgrants, finding savings in various budgets, fewer children are expected, so could be economies in #SchoolsBudget, maybe #StatePension uprating could be aimed at long term changes in #GDPperCapita.

#DefenceSpending is to more than double, but there are no plans to move to a #WarEconomy, the #DefenceBudget will become the 3rd or 4th largest budget, there are no plans for #massmobilisation, so it means adjustments to #fiscalpolicy in terms of #taxandspending.

#Warbonds in 1940 were at a point where #UKForces notably the #RoyalNavy were already engaged in war, in which the #UK was heading imminently into #TotalWar, #DefenceSpending was being raised from 3% of #GDP to 40% of GDP and there was no way of knowing how long this would have to last.

There are of course budgetary problems with moving from 2% of GDP on #Defence to 5-6% of GDP as rightly should be the target given both that #DefenceSpending has been too low for 35 years now, but also the worstening international situation.

Talk of issuing a #warbond is absurd though.

If @jimchalmers.bsky.social has any honour or social conscience why haven't we heard him and the other ALP cowardly caucus members speaking out on money for #raisetherate #publiceducation
#defencespending on #USUKA
Serious question, cause I really want to know wtf is the usefulness of this govt

Ottawa plans to double defence exports, create 125,000 jobs in next decade Ottawa is promising to buy Canadian, cut down bureaucratic barriers and re-arm Canada in its new defence industrial strategy, in which the federal government also plans to pick champions in a sea of c...

Using small to mid size businesses, the #Canadian govt is using $6.6 B in #defencespending to reorient supply needed to Canada versus reliance on USA supply.

#cdnpoli #usapoli

Is this just politics — or the start of something bigger? Carney has been clear: industrial policy will play a larger role. From a $40B submarine deal to leveraged procurement, Ottawa is tying big contracts to jobs and investment at home.

#cdnpoli #abpoli #IndustrialPolicy #DefenceSpending

1/7 🇨🇦 CANADA'S $63B NATO BILL 🇨🇦

Meeting NATO's new 5% defence spending target will add $63B to the federal deficit over the next decade.

Parliament's budget watchdog warns that accumulating this debt will force "hard choices" for Canadians.

Steven Chase reports.
#CdnPoli #NATO #DefenceSpending

Brighty @Brighti on #Putin #DefenceSpending #DadsArmy @TheSun – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

BBC Audio | From Our Own Correspondent | Venezuela: Maduro’s Downfall The leader's legacy gives a clue as to why so many Venezuelans celebrated his capture

Arms production is coming back to Berlin as Germany doubles defence spending. I spoke to locals angry about a repurposed weapons factory in the northern neighbourhood of Wedding. www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
#Germany #DefenceSpending #Berlin #Wedding #Europe #ArmsIndustry

'£28bn defence funding gap' is a political choice to deprive the UK of domestic investment Hawks in the UK media are trying to scare us into thinking the UK needs to spend more cash on defence than is available - while domestic needs go unmet.

A £28bn “defence gap” isn’t an accident — it’s a political choice. While ministers talk war readiness, public services crumble. Who is this spending really for?
#UKPolitics #DefenceSpending #Starmer #Austerity
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U.K. Halts $8B Ajax Armored Vehicle after Fresh Soldier Injury

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#AjaxProgramme #UKDefence #BritishArmy #GeneralDynamics #MilitaryProcurement #DefenceSpending #ArmouredVehicles #MOD

U.K. Halts $8B Ajax Armored Vehicle after Fresh Soldier Injury Repeated noise and vibration incidents stall trials, push troubled British Army program closer to possible cancellation.

U.K. Halts $8B Ajax Armored Vehicle after Fresh Soldier Injury

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#AjaxProgramme #UKDefence #BritishArmy #GeneralDynamics #MilitaryProcurement #DefenceSpending #ArmouredVehicles #MOD

U.K. Halts $8B Ajax Armored Vehicle after Fresh Soldier Injury Repeated noise and vibration incidents stall trials, push troubled British Army program closer to possible cancellation.

U.K. Halts $8B Ajax Armored Vehicle after Fresh Soldier Injury

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#AjaxProgramme #UKDefence #BritishArmy #GeneralDynamics #MilitaryProcurement #DefenceSpending #ArmouredVehicles #MOD

Defence spending surge adds to strain on public finances in Central and Southeast Europe Countries across Central and Southeast Europe are sharply increasing defence spending to meet Nato commitments and respond to heightened regional security risks.

Countries across Central and Southeast Europe are sharply increasing defence spending to meet Nato commitments and respond to heightened regional security risks. Bne IntelliNews #DefenceSpending #PublicFinances #NatoCommitments #RegionalSecurity #CentralEurope

New rifles on the way for Canada's soldiers as defence spending ramps up | CBC News The Canadian Army will start to replace its entire stock of assault rifles, starting next year. Internal documents obtained by CBC News show a contract under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle program...

👇🇨🇦"New rifles on the way for Canada's soldiers as defence spending ramps up" #DefenceSpending
#CanadianArmedForces

Facing Chinese military coercion, Australian defence spending is insufficient | The Strategist Rumours suggest another Chinese naval task group may be heading towards Australia. While such a deployment poses no direct threat, and warships are entitled under international law to operate in inter...

Facing #Chinese military #coercion, #Australian #defencespending is #insufficient

Rumours suggest another #Chinese #navaltaskgroup may be heading towards #Australia.

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