Full News - Sat, Aug, 22, 2015 - 6:00 GMT

This episode of "Economic Divide" focuses on private military contractors in the United States and the ways some politicians and senators are making money through awarding lucrative contracts to these contractors.

Washington plans to invest $68 million to finance military bases in Estonia.

Germany says it is going to spend billions of dollars on improving its military hardware and fixing their problems.

The US has presented Russia as a threat to American national security to justify spending half of the country’s budget on military spending, says an activist.

British group Rolls-Royce reports a 32 percent drop in half-year profits.

The possible sale a US missile system to Saudi Arabia will benefit the American military-industrial complex, an analyst says.

Senior UK military figures argue that army personnel cuts have already been made, three years ahead of schedule, and without proper reservist numbers.

India plans to buy 48 Russian medium-lift Mi-17 V-5 military helicopters in a deal reportedly worth 1.1 billion US dollars.

US military aid to Israel will help Tel Aviv 'murder' more people, said a political activist.