Army Budget for Fiscal 2026 Focuses on Service’s Plan to Restructure Force

Army's fiscal 2026 budget proposal aims to equip infantry brigades with more kamikaze drones

The Army is requesting nearly $70 million to procure hundreds of all-up rounds and fire-control units for loitering munitions in fiscal 2026 under the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program, according to new budget documents released this week. LASSO — which was a new-start program in the previous budget — is now part of the service’s Launched Effects family of systems and has been realigned under that line item in the 2026 budget. Dr…

Army seeks $197 billion FY26 budget with transformation plan at center

As the U.S. Army attempts one of the biggest reorganizations in recent decades, it will have to do it within the confines of a minimal budget increase in fiscal 2026 amid unrelenting inflation and as demands for the force grow at home and abroad.The Army is requesting $192 billion for its fiscal 2026 base budget and is also banking on an additional $5.4 billion in funding included in a separate $113 billion party-line spending bill now under deb…

Army budget for fiscal 2026 focuses on service’s plan to restructure force

The Army will increase pay for soldiers and spend more on barracks projects in its fiscal 2026 budget with a focus on initiatives that execute the service’s new force restructuring plan.

Army’s ‘Invest To Divest’ Strategy For Transformation Plan Includes $4.9 Billion In FY ‘26 Cuts - Defense Daily

The Army is looking to divest $4.9 billion of older and “ineffective” equipment in fiscal year 2026, according to new budget documents, as well as spending $8.9 billion on efforts […]

The winners and losers in a trillion-dollar US defence budget - Army Technology

US President Donald Trump has submitted a trillion-dollar FY26 defence budget, which will now head for debate and approval.