
Request includes a 10 per cent decrease in non-defense spending, a reduction of $73bn
Donald Trump has asked for $1.5tn in defense department funding in his latest budget request to Congress for the 2027 fiscal year.
This would include a pay increase for most troops, funds for the president’s missile defense system, the Golden Dome, and resupplying “critical munitions”. This comes as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its sixth week.
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