BDF can benefit greatly from the US increased defence spending

Friday, March 17, 2017

The world waited with anticipation and trepidation for President Donald Trump’s speech to a combined House of Congress. Whether we like it or not, America remains to be the leader of the free world, a position that Trump himself has denounced.

What has been outstanding in the speech is the eye-popping $54 billion increase in the defence budget.

This budget certainly affects the rest of the world and Botswana included. And how can Botswana Defence Force (BDF) benefit from this great leap in as far as the defence industry is concerned. Certainly this increase will change the world’s defence industry as we know.

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