If military purchases are not replaced by some other type of spending, production declines and jobs are lost.

The citizens of smaller nations are in revolt against their governments so far as military purchases are concerned.

Of the total, $1.2 billion is considered economic aid, but it goes right back to Washington to repay old Israeli debts for military purchases.

The military purchases group life insurance - $50,000 for each person - from a consortium of private-sector insurers.

Japan is increasingly alarmed about Chinese military purchases and investments in modern submarines.

As with all military purchases, Beijing has expressed opposition to the sale, which is currently stalled inside the Obama administration.

A rise in military purchases enabled factory orders for manufactured goods to edge up 0.2 percent in April.

The rest of the allocation ($1.74 billion) was in the form of credit for military purchases.

A drop in global oil prices from their recent $100+/bbl highs has affected Iraq's budgets, and delayed a number of existing military purchases.

The Government, in effect, must finance the transition while also maintaining a high level of military purchases.