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Turkey · TurkeyMore than a quarter of the Senate sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday threatening to tank a $20 billion arms sale. The sale includes 40 Lockheed Martin Block 70 F-16 fighter jets and upgrades to Turkey's current fleet. The letter comes days after another senator on the Foreign Relations Committee floated the prospect of sanctions.See the Story
Senators want to block Turkey F-16 sale until NATO expansion succeeds
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PentagonDARPA wants a long-range, low-cost aircraft around the same size and capacity as the C-17 Globemaster. The Liberty Lifter would be required to take off and land in sea state 4, which sees waves of up to about eight feet. The Pentagon is growing increasingly concerned about the possibility of a war with China.See the Story
DARPA wants a heavy cargo plane that can land at sea
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India · IndiaIndia set aside 1.62 trillion rupees ($19.87 billion) for procurement of new weapons and platforms in fiscal year 2023-24. Of this, defense is allocated at INR 5.93 trillion, or about 13% of the total. This includes INR 1.38 trillion for defense pensions.See the Story
India to boost defense spending 13%, with billions for new weapons
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US & Canada · WashingtonThe U.S. would likely be depleted of some of its munitions, including long-range, precision-guided ones, in less than a week of war with China in the Taiwan Strait. China is investing in munitions and other weapons systems five to six times faster than theU.S., according to the study. The Russia-Ukraine war exposed the shortfalls of the United States' defense industry, the study said.See the Story
U.S. Weapons Industry Unprepared for a China Conflict, Report Says
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Lloyd Austin · BerlinDefense leaders gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany heard an impassioned plea for more aid Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they struggled to resolve ongoing dissent over who will provide battle tanks and other military aid to his embattled country.See the Story
Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine
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Olaf Scholz · BerlinGerman news agency dpa says Chancellor Olaf Scholz will appoint a regional official as the new defense minister following the resignation of the much-criticized Christine Lambrecht. See the Story
Germany to appoint regional official as defense minister
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