DefenceTalkThe United States Department of Defense (DoD) is strategically leveraging innovations in geospatial technologies to ensure commanders at every level have a deeper understanding of evolving operational environments. Multi-fused geospatial products that could serve as a foundation for many modeling and simulation training programs and enhance the ability of military commanders and civilian emergency responders […]https://www.defencetalk.com/innovations-drive-us-dod-spending-on-geospatial-technologies-59836/

DefenceTalkChina underestimated its growing defense budget by nearly 20 percent with its spending likely nearing $145 billion last year, the Pentagon said Thursday. In an annual report required by Congress, the Pentagon said that China’s defense budget for 2013 was higher than the officially announced $119.5 billion. “We think that if you start factoring in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-under-reported-defense-by-20-percent-pentagon-59790/

DefenceTalkSweden’s main political parties clashed over how much to spend on the military Thursday morning after the Swedish Defense Commission presented its budgetary proposals for the next few years. Cecilia Widegren, a Moderate party MP and chairwoman of the defense committee, said spending should be increased to the tune of SEK 5.5 billion annually. But […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swedish-parties-at-odds-on-defense-spending-increase-59609/

DefenceTalkMilitary spending between 2014 and 2020 in the Middle East and North Africa will total $920 billion (662 billion euros), IHS Global Insight said in a forecast Tuesday. The US-based consulting firm did not give an overall breakdown at the end of a forum it hosted in Dubai, but said $27 billion will have been […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mena-military-spending-to-reach-920-bn-by-2020-study-59446/

DefenceTalkSweden announced Tuesday that it will increase its annual defence spending over the next 10 years, citing the crisis in Ukraine and an “unsettling” development in Russia. The right-wing government said that spending would rise gradually until 2024, when the annual defence budget increase would be around 5.5 billion kronor (604 million euros, $835 million), […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-to-boost-military-spending-over-ukraine-crisis-59377/

DefenceTalkDespite incessant technical problems and delays, the US military has no plans to cancel the new F-35 fighter jet, the costliest weapons program in Pentagon history. The Joint Strike Fighter has been touted as a technological wonder that will dominate the skies but it has suffered one setback after another, putting the project seven years […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-is-the-us-spending-so-much-on-the-f-35-fighter-58842/

DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense spends around $400 billion a year on goods and services. This includes everything from ships, tanks, planes and ballistic missiles to freight hauling, medical care and even the cut-rate toothpaste provided in government-subsidized commissaries. It also spends a lot of money and devotes a significant number of people to manage all […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defense-department-needs-to-act-like-ibm-to-save-itself-50243/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department’s senior leaders announced changes today in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff designed to save money and better align the department’s structures and resources. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed decisions made as part of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-reductions-first-step-in-realigning-defense-spending-49840/

DefenceTalkBudgetary pressures in North America and Europe are significantly affecting both new aircraft production numbers and delivery revenue on a global basis. Asia-Pacific and other regions provide some lift to the market, but it is small at this point. Frost & Sullivan’s recent Aerospace and Defense research finds that the global market for military fixed-wing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-europe-fixed-wing-military-aircraft-spending-seen-dropping-48575/

DefenceTalkNew Zealand will boost defense spending from $318 million to $583 million in fiscal 2013 thanks to a payback from austerity measures. “In the year to July 2013 the (military) will deliver $190 million in savings after achieving $140 million in the year prior,” New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman said. “These savings free up […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-zealand-beefs-up-defense-spending-47901/