South Korea's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has announced a 2023 defence budget proposal of KRW57.1 trillion (USD42.1 billion). It said the new expenditure is a 4.6% increase over the allocation in 2022. The chart shows South Korea's to.
Australian submariners are set to train onboard the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) newest Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) under the trilateral AUKUS security pact, which also includes the US. The UK Royal Navy's fifth Astute-clas.
The ultra-right Polish government of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is playing a central role in NATO’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. It acts as a provocative and aggressive ally of US imperialism in the region.
Poland announced an increase to defense spending in late 2021, but announced an even greater increase last week following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.