AMERICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE
ALL-TIME PEAK REACHED [U.P.A.-By Electric Telegraph-Copyrtght] WASHINGTON, 2nd January. The annual report of the War Department says that the augmentation and acceleration of national defence reached an all-time peak in 1939. Nearly 450.000.000 dollars were spent on military equipment. The expenditure on fighting equipment alone during the current fiscal year will approximate 373,000.000 dollars. A total of 736 aeroplanes, valued at 31000.000 dollars, was delivered to the air corps last year. Also 983 fourengined bombers and pursuit and other planes have been ordered for expansion of the air corps to 6000 planes. These are to be completed by next June. Production orders have been placed as follows: Anti-aircraft sound locators, 400 per cent, increase: threeinch anti-aircraft guns. 210 per cent, increase; anti-aircraft machine-guns, 140 per cent, increase; semi-automatic rifles. 153 per cent, increase; antiaircraft fire-control directors. 130 per cent, increase
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 3 January 1940, Page 3
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