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Extra £16.5bn for British military over the next four years

UK announces largest military investment since Cold War

Britain has pledged to end the "era of retreat" by announcing the biggest military investment sincethe end of the Cold War, despite the coronavirus crisis hitting the economy, as it seeks to define its post-Brexit role on the world stage.

UK • 19 Nov 20

BAE's revenue was bolstered by high military spending by governments around the world - particularly in the United States

BAE sees profits jump on rising military spending

British military equipment maker BAE Systems has said that its annual net profit shot higher on rising military budgets around the world.

Business • 20 Feb 20

Protesters near the US embassy in Seoul call for an end to the drills

Tensions high as South Korea and US begin drills

Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops have begun a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack, as the North threatened a pre-emptive strike on forces participating in the drill.

News • 22 Aug 16

US troops face a strict curfew during military exercises in the Philippines

Bar and nightclub ban for US troops in Philippines

The US Pacific Command has banned its troops in the Philippines from bars and nightclubs with the trial under way of a US Marine accused of murdering a transgender Filipina he met in a bar.

News • 18 Apr 15

USS George HW Bush moves to the Arabian Gulf ' to protect US lives, citizens and interests' (Pic: EPA)

US moves aircraft carrier to Arabian Gulf

The US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush to move from the North Arabian Sea into the Arabian Gulf.

News • 14 Jun 14

Thailand's constitution has been temporarily suspended

Thai army chief declares military coup

Thailand's army chief has announced that the armed forces are seizing power after months of deadly political turmoil.

News • 22 May 14

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Egypt would not 'surrender' to US pressure

US not severing ties with Egypt - Kerry

The decision by the United States to curtail aid to Egypt does not mean Washington is severing ties with the country, Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

News • 10 Oct 13

Anti-war activists in Seoul demonstrate against military drills on the Korean Peninsula

Military drills increase Korea tension

Protests have taken place against the US-South Korean Key Resolve military drill, an annual joint military exercise by the two countries.

News • 11 Mar 13

This was the third of four X-51A aircraft built for the military (Pic: US Air Force)

US hypersonic aircraft crashes seconds into flight

An unmanned experimental aircraft designed to fly six times the speed of sound has broken apart over the Pacific Ocean seconds into a US military test flight.

News • 16 Aug 12

Accounts of Irish independence battle online

Eyewitness accounts of the battle for Irish independence are available online for the first time today.

News • 07 Aug 12

General Martin Dempsey (R) at a press conference with Defence Secretary Leon Panetta

Anti-Islam lectures at US military college

The US military has begun an investigation after it emerged that a course at one of the country's leading military academies was teaching that Islam was an enemy of America.

News • 11 May 12

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