But with a military budget almost as big as the rest of the world's combined, even quite small changes in American defence spending have big consequences for the industry.

但是，美国的军事预算几乎相当于全世界其他国家的总和，因此，预算支出的一小点变化也会给这个产业带来重大影响。

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The plan was reported to include a mix of new revenues and cuts to military and social spending that in total would cut the budget deficit by about $3.7tn over the next 10 years.

据称，这项计划包括与军事和社会支出相关的新增收入及支出调减，最终将导致预算赤字在今后10年内削减3.7万亿美元。

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The budget presented to the NPC calls for a nearly 18% increase in military spending this year to 347 billion yuan.

提交给全国人代会的预算案要求军事支出增加约18%，今年达到347亿元。

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And the long-awaited Airbus A400M, a military cargo plane, is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.

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