US EditionUS Military Pushes for Boost in 2027 Spending on Drones and Air Defenses Used in Iran War
The plan would triple drone spending to more than $74 billion and add over $30 billion for missile interceptors and munitions, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Department of Defense unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027, representing a 42% year-over-year increase and the most expensive military outlay in modern history.
- Under Secretary of War Jules J. Hurst III cited a complex threat environment while detailing Trump's 'presidential priorities,' including the 'Golden Dome' defensive shield and the 'Golden Fleet' initiative allocating more than $65 billion for 18 warships and 16 support ships.
- Appropriations for the Air Force, Navy, and Army rise by 33.6%, 24.3%, and 23.9% respectively, while the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group sees funding balloon to approximately $54 billion. Junior enlisted troops receive a 7 percent pay raise.
- Notably, the budget excludes funding for the conflict with Iran. Trump told guests, 'We have to take care of one thing: military protection,' defending the spending while arguing Medicaid and Medicare should be handled at the state level.
- The proposal faces fierce debate in Congress, with a coalition of 289 groups urging lawmakers to reject the request as 'grossly irresponsible.' Officials noted a supplemental budget request will likely be required later to address operational costs.
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Pentagon Seeks $75 Billion for Drones in Record Defense Budget
The Pentagon’s largest-ever budget request earmarks $75 billion for drones and technologies to counter them, mainly for a massive increase for a little-known office working with US commandos to test and evaluate various systems, according to defense officials.
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Pentagon seeks funds for Golden Dome, drones, AI in largest-ever budget request
According to Pentagon officials, the president's key priorities include the Golden Dome, drones, AI, data infrastructure and the defense industrial base.
About drones, authorities said the request represents the largest war investment with drones and anti-drone technology in U.S. history
Pentagon nests $350B for key modernization priorities in politically uncertain reconciliation proposal
The Defense Department is seeking $350 billion in mandatory spending from Congress that includes major priorities like the Golden Dome missile defense system, autonomous drones, critical munitions that began experiencing shortfalls even before the ongoing U.S. operation against Iran as well as a significant surge of funding to expand production in the U.S. defense industrial base, according to a new budget document released today. The Pentagon i…
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