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Lawmakers seek to inject funds into military tech advancements
US House and Senate lawmakers have hashed out a deal authorising next year's defence spending levels at $716 billion, and zeroing in on technology developments to counter Russian and Chinese military advancements.
Conferees reached the deal on the FY2019 defence authorisation bill on 23 July. Now both ...
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