WASHINGTON – Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has recommended a boost in defense spending by about $50 billion more than the current 2026 projections, a move that could push the defense budget beyond $1 trillion in the coming years, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. In a Nov. 27 letter to the Office of Management …

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