Pentagon Budget Books Offer Few Details on $55B Drone Warfare Request

Pentagon budget books offer few details on $55B drone warfare request

The Defense Department is seeking nearly $55 billion in fiscal year 2027 for a sweeping new "drone dominance" initiative aimed at rapidly scaling autonomous warfare capabilities, but the request is raising questions among budget analysts and lawmakers over its size, structure and lack of specificity. According to newly released budget justification documents, the Pentagon is requesting $1 billion in discretionary research, development, test and …

SOCOM Triples MQ-9 Budget for Air-Launched Drone Swarms, Cuts Skyraider II Fleet to 53

U.S. Special Operations Command has requested $75.8 million for the MQ-9 Reaper in its fiscal year 2027 budget, more than triple its current $24.9 million allocation, to expand the platform’s […]