Space Force Budget Would More than Double in Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Plan

Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan

$71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development The post Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space Force budget request appears to meet huge growth promise

(Editor's note: This report has been updated with numbers reflecting the additional spending proposal.) Several budget lines for the Space Force in the White House's fiscal year 2027 request show a dramatic increase from FY-26, making good on promises that the Trump administration is committed to military space. The procurement and research, development, test and evaluation lines saw the most dramatic increases in percentage and in real dollars,…