Trump wants more drones and missiles, fewer F-35s in $893 billion budget request
As 892.6 billion dollars, the demand for defense and national security budget is fixed compared to this year.
The budget, including activities related to nuclear weapons carried out by the Ministry of Energy, increases the financing for homeland security, and moves away from weapons and services to finance Trump’s priority.
The White House said that financing will be used to deterd the Chinese aggression in Indo-Pacific and to revive the defense industry base.
For Trump’s Marquee Golden Dome missile defense shield, most of the funds were included in a separate budget request and are not part of the latest offer sent to the Congress.
In the 2026 budget, Trump requested less F-35 jet by Lockheed Martin and only three warships. General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries and 15 other ships are expected to be included in a separate allowance bill. The budget wants a 3.8% wage increase for units, but also discharge costs by retireing old weapons, including more expensive ships and aircraft. Within the scope of the plan, the navy civilian employee will reduce the labor force of 7,286 people, Biden’s budget, in 2025 fiscal year, 68 f-35 jet, Trump’s demand for 2026, looking for only 47 of the warrior jets.
The budget led to a discussion at Capitol Hill, which was increased by Biden’s 2025 request by Biden’s 2025 request of the Defense Sub-Committee of the Assembly Affairs Committee of the Assembly.
Pentagon continues to give priority to purchasing ammunition and lock weapon systems.
The Air Force continues to invest in a long -range extended range and long -range ship, which has longer intervals and can be more effective in the Pacific.
On the other hand, the budget is looking for a much less sensitive strike missile that will replace the army tactical missile used in Ukraine.
Lockheed Martin also makes three missiles.
The budget also increases the expenditures on small drones in Ukraine, where unmanned aircraft is proved to be an integral part of low -cost, but highly effective war struggle.
The detailed demand discusses the defense expenditures of the Republicans in a 150 billion dollar defense package waiting for the “Big Beautiful Beet Law”. The law has already passed through the House of Representatives, and Trump’s controversial gold dome will give a $ 25 billion support to the defense shield.
Defense expenditures usually constitute about half of the US’s optional budget; The rest is going to transportation, training, diplomacy and other departments.
