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Europe boosts military spending as global defense budgets continue to grow, report says

Stars and Stripes 25 Feb 2026
Meanwhile, Russia in 2025 had an official defense budget of $161.2 billion, a 3% increase over 2024 ... military aid to Ukraine and restrictions on former President Joe Biden’s final defense budget, the report said.
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The Defense Budget Supercycle Nobody Saw Coming

Canada Newswire 25 Feb 2026
... worldwide, who continue to choose Elbit Systems' advanced systems amid the ongoing global conflicts and increasing defense budgets," said Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, President and CEO of Elbit Systems.
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Legislature sets defense budget review

Taipei Times 24 Feb 2026
The Legislative Yuan is to send the Executive Yuan’s version of a proposed special defense budget to its plenary session on Friday next week, it said yesterday after reaching a cross-party consensus.
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Global Defense Budgets Surge as Nations Fast-Track AI and Counter-Drone Systems

Canada Newswire 24 Feb 2026
24, 2026 /CNW/ -- Equity Insider News Commentary -- India has unveiled a record defense budget of approximately $87 billion for fiscal year 2026, representing a 15% increase that signals the ...
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KMT readies own defense budget proposal

Taipei Times 21 Feb 2026
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has stated that it could have its version of the special defense budget readied by Feb ... TPP would amend its proposed defense budget after discussions with the US.
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Lai calls on legislature to pass defense budgets

Taipei Times 17 Feb 2026
CONSENSUS? The legislative speaker and his deputy have said that the special defense budget would be a top priority when the legislature reconvenes after the holiday ... The special defense budget has to ...
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Special defense budget top priority: Han

Taipei Times 16 Feb 2026
A proposed NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.66 billion) special defense budget ... The legislature would consider national defense needs and public opinions while reviewing the special defense budget, he said.
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TPP open to special defense budget

Taipei Times 11 Feb 2026
The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) does not oppose prioritizing the Executive Yuan’s proposed special defense budget alongside its own version for review after the Lunar New Year holiday, TPP caucus convener Chen Ching-lung (陳清龍) said yesterday.
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Why "Seeing Everything" Just Became a Defense Budget Priority

Canada Newswire 11 Feb 2026
At the same time, the defense geospatial market is swelling to $148 billion this year, driven by AI analytics that fuse satellite imagery, RF sensing, and ground-level data into a single operational picture[2].
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Notes from Central Taiwan: Time for US to act on Taiwan defense budget

Taipei Times 08 Feb 2026
The Liberty Times, the Taipei Times’ sister paper, compiled a list of 7 times since November that AIT had emphasized the importance of the defense budget, Taiwan defense spending and US-Taiwan defense ...
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Risch, Shaheen Statement on Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget and Partnership with the United States (US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations)

Public Technologies 07 Feb 2026
"We are deeply disappointed that President Lai's Special Defense Budget remains stalled in the Legislative Yuan, and we urge Taiwan's political parties to work in good faith across party lines to fully fund Taiwan's self-defense.
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US senators criticize defense budget delays

Taipei Times 07 Feb 2026
... in its budget, the opposition would immediately review and approve the defense budget, the KMT said, adding that the “treatment of soldiers should also be an important part of the defense budget.”.
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Taiwan must pass defense budget

Taipei Times 07 Feb 2026
Lai correctly understands this dynamic, which is why he noted earlier this month that a failure to pass his special defense budget “could lead the international community to misunderstand Taiwan’s ...
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Shaheen, Risch Statement on Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget and Partnership with the United States (US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations)

Public Technologies 06 Feb 2026
"We are deeply disappointed that President Lai's Special Defense Budget remains stalled in the Legislative Yuan, and we urge Taiwan's political parties to work in good faith across party lines to fully fund Taiwan's self-defense.
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U.S. Approves 2026 Defense Budget with $4 Billion for Israel

Daily Alert 05 Feb 2026
(Ynet News) Daniel Adelson - Congress approved the 2026 defense budget, which includes an extensive security assistance package for Israel.

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