Here Is What Trump's Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It

Key Points:

• The Trump administration has proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for Fiscal Year 2027, marking a 40% increase over the current fiscal cycle and including $1.1 trillion in base funding plus $350 billion in mandatory resources.
• Significant funding boosts are planned for aircraft programs such as the Air Force’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter, Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones, and F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, while the Navy’s F/A-XX program remains underfunded.
• Missile procurement is set to increase substantially, with large purchases of AIM-260 air-to-air missiles, hypersonic weapons, and missile defense interceptors like THAAD and Patriot PAC-3, reflecting recent operational demands in the Middle East.
• The Navy requests $65.8 billion for shipbuilding, the largest budget since 1962, including Virginia and Columbia class submarines, Arleigh Burke destroyers, a new frigate, and advanced procurement for the new Trump class battleship.
• The Space Force budget rises nearly 80% to $71.2 billion, with major investments in space-based surveillance systems such as Air Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) and satellite communications, signaling a strategic push toward space capabilities.