Washington DC, July 21 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine on Tuesday (US local time) urged the US Senate to approve President Donald Trump's USD 1.5 trillion defence budget request, saying America's armed forces require the funding to meet future military challenges, accelerate investments in critical technologies and stay ahead of adversaries.

Testifying alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the administration's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defence, Caine said, "I've come today to ask for your help and your support. America's armed forces need USD 1.5 trillion to meet the military challenges of the future. This supplemental is a part of that."...