#Pentagon budget

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Pentagon’s FY27 budget seeks 85 F-35s, but most ride on reconciliation

Pentagon’s F-35 Expansion Plan Depends Heavily on a Separate Funding Fight

The Pentagon wants to buy 85 F-35 fighters in fiscal 2027, but only 32 are covered in the base budget, leaving most of the plan dependent on a separate reconciliation package that has not yet been introduced.

Key Takeaways

The Pentagon wants 85 F-35s in fiscal 2027, up from 47 in fiscal 2026, but only 32 are funded in the base budget.
The remaining 53 aircraft depend on a separate reconciliation package that has not yet been introduced.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via defensenews.com

Pentagon Budget Pushes Space Force Deeper Into Real-Time Tracking From Orbit

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request puts more than $8 billion behind space-based moving target indicator systems, signaling a major expansion of the Space Force’s role in tracking vehicles, aircraft and miss

Key Takeaways

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request allocates more than $8 billion for space-based moving target indicator systems.
Ground moving target indication is further along and is being developed with the National Reconnaissance Office in low Earth orbit.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via spacenews.com

Space Force Budget Proposal More Than Doubles as Pentagon Seeks Rapid Military Buildout in Orbit

New Pentagon budget documents would lift the U.S. Space Force to a proposed $71.2 billion in fiscal 2027, with much of the increase aimed at launches, procurement, and new military space systems.

Key Takeaways

The U.S. Space Force would rise to a proposed $71.2 billion in fiscal 2027, more than double 2026 enacted funding.
Nearly $50 billion is aimed at R&D and procurement, alongside 31 national security launches.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via spacenews.com