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Trump's $1.5 tril. defense budget includes $750 bil. for ships, jets and Golden Dome

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of U.S. President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, by far the largest year-over-...

Understanding the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request for the Department of War

On April 3, 2026, the White House released its budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, proposing a historic $1.5 trillion in total defense spending. This represents a $445 billio...

President’s FY27 Budget Request Includes $1.5T for Pentagon

President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending, marking a $445 billion, or 42 percent, increase from the Pentagon’s FY 2026...

War Department's $1.5 Trillion Budget Proposal Includes Sizable Nuclear Triad Investment

The War Department aims to modernize the U.S. nuclear triad — including air, land and sea weapons — and the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal includes ample investment to make that...

$1.5 Trillion Budget Request Prioritizes Service Members, Modernization

The president's fiscal year 2027 budget request was made public during a briefing at the Pentagon, with $1.5 trillion — the largest request in history — aimed at, among other thing...

Hegseth, Caine Say Budget Increases Lethality, Strengthens Defense Industrial Base

The War Department's $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 budget request reflects the urgency of the moment, addressing both the deferment of long-standing problems, as well as positioni...

Trump’s FY27 Budget Proposal Includes $1.5T for Pentagon

President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget request includes $1.5 trillion in funding for the Department of War, marking a 42 percent increase over current levels. As the prop...

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 he...

Trump’s budget proposes massive defense spending with 10% cut to other programs

The proposed surge in defense spending includes a 5-7% pay raise for military personnel.

Hegseth pushes Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027 as Congress presses Pentagon over Iran war costs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended President Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion military budget amid congressional scrutiny over the Iran war's escalating costs, now at $29 billio...

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.

Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defence Budget Prioritises Golden Dome, Drones, And Expanding U.S. Forces

President Donald Trump has unveiled an unprecedented $1.5 trillion defence budget request for fiscal year 2027, marking the largest year‑on‑year increase in military spending since...

Hegseth calls $1.5T defense budget a “generational down payment”

Pete Hegseth, the United States Secretary of War, unveiled the Trump administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget on Thursday, calling it a “generational down payment” on...

Ranked: The World’s 15 Largest Defense Budgets

As budgets climb to a collective $2.1 trillion, the question is no longer who is spending—but how far this buildup will go.

Trump to propose $1.5 trillion defense budget, banking on $350 billion from reconciliation

The fiscal 2027 request, to be formally revealed Friday, marks the first time that base budget defense spending has hit the $1 trillion mark, with reconciliation funds on top of th...

Golden Dome, out-years and lots of missiles: Details of Trump’s $1.5T defense budget request

Everything you need to know about the record setting fiscal 2027 defense budget request.

White House requests $1.5 trillion for Pentagon's 2027 budget. Here's what the administration has in mind.

The Trump White House has proposed that Congress increase the Pentagon's budget by nearly 44% compared to last year to roughly $1.5 trillion and reduce non-defense spending by $73...

U.S. Army requests $253B for 2027 budget

The U.S. Army’s proposed $253 billion fiscal year 2027 budget includes increases for operations, procurement, research and personnel. The budget proposal includes a 28.7 percent di...

Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome

The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, by far ‌the largest year-over-year increase i...

Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome

The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, by far ‌the largest year-over-year increase i...

Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome

The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, by far ‌the largest year-over-year increase i...

White House Proposes $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget for FY2027, Cuts $73 Billion in Domestic Spending

According to reports from the New York Post and Washington Post, the White House submitted its fiscal year 2027 budget proposal to Congress on Friday, April 3. The proposal plans t...

US seeks sizeable boost of US$1.5tn to defense budget

White House seeks record defense budget, but Congress has questions about spending

The White House is seeking $1.5 trillion from Congress for the Pentagon and is expected to send a separate ask for the Iran war. Lawmakers want more transparency around how the mon...