{
  "id": 197118,
  "title": "The US is the biggest benefactor from $140bn in Australian Defence contracts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/the-us-is-the-biggest-benefactor-from-140bn-in-australian-defence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T23:53:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/06/defence-spending-contracts-united-states-australia-companies-donald-trump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Crikey analysis shows that America has collected one in every three dollars spent by Defence on large contracts between 2022 and 2026. But this trend is starting to change. The post The US is the biggest benefactor from $140bn in Australian Defence contracts appeared first on Crikey .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}