US EditionTrump Requests a $1,500,000,000,000 Military Budget to Spend on His Golden Dome
The request includes $17.5 billion for Golden Dome and would add 44,000 service members while cutting non-defense programs.
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The Pentagon is planning a massive increase in troops and is applying for a record budget. Whether the U.S. military is actually growing so strongly will decide at the end of Congress.
Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget: Golden Dome, F-47, B-21 Raider, 85 F-35s, Trump-Class Battleships. 500% More Than China Spends. Probably Will Not Pass
President Trump’s FY2027 defense budget requests $1.5 trillion, a record high representing a 44 percent increase over prior levels. The structure includes $1.15 trillion in base discretionary spending and $350 billion for “critical presidential priorities.” The administration is framing the budget request as a way to rebuild the military, meet Iran’s war demands, and prepare for competition with China. The immediate reaction is a sense of relati…
Pentagon's Record Breaking $1.5 Trillion Budget Request Includes Boosts for F-35, F-15EX, and More
The largest defence budget request in U.S. history, coming in at almost $500 billion more than 2026, would see accelerated procurement of key platforms and increased funding for headline projects like Golden Dome. The Department of Defense’s budget request for the 2027 financial year was unveiled during a press conference at the Pentagon on Apr. 21, 2026, led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Accusing previous administrations of underfunding…
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