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U.S. Air Force leaders praised the MQ-9 Reaper’s performance in Operation Epic Fury, even as lawmakers questioned why the service’s budget still leans far more heavily toward crewed aircraft.

The US Army’s fiscal 2027 budget request would nearly double procurement funding for small counter-UAS capabilities, reflecting the service’s push for a layered systems-of-systems approach.

A proposed jump in U.S. Space Force funding could trigger the biggest military space buildup in decades, but suppliers are hesitating to expand without firmer commitments on procurement and timing.

The US Navy’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes 12 new P-8A Poseidon aircraft and upgrade funding as the service pushes late-cycle improvements into the maritime patrol fleet.

Several U.S. military services and combatant commands told Congress they have no unfunded requirements for fiscal 2027, a sharp break from recent years as the Defense Department proposes a $1.5 trillion budget.

The U.S. Air Force wants to retire its seven-plane E-11 BACN fleet in fiscal 2028, ending a niche airborne communications relay program as it redirects toward the emerging Department of the Air Force Battle Network.

The U.S. Air Force is asking Congress for nearly $1 billion to begin buying its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, signaling that semi-autonomous wingmen are moving from experimentation into the planned force structure

US defense officials told lawmakers that two months of operations against Iran have cost about $25 billion so far, with most of the spending tied to munitions and more details expected in a supplemental request.

New budget documents show the U.S. Air Force is planning a large-scale buildup of its Family of Affordable Mass Missile, with nearly 27,000 munitions envisioned over coming years.

The Navy is reviewing the costs, designs, and systems for CVN-82 and CVN-83 as it weighs whether future Ford-class aircraft carriers still align with budget realities and long-term force needs.

The Defense Department has proposed a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 budget, with major increases aimed at missile defense, autonomous systems, shipbuilding and the industrial base.

The U.S. Navy says it expects to spend roughly $46 billion over five years developing the Trump-class battleship and wants to begin construction on the first ship in fiscal 2028.

The U.S. Air Force now plans to buy 267 F-15EX fighter jets, more than doubling its previous projection, as the fiscal 2027 budget seeks broader procurement and sustainment increases.

The U.S. Defense Department wants to spend $53.6 billion on drone and counter-drone programs in fiscal 2027, part of a larger shift toward autonomous warfare that would rival the military budgets of man

The Department of the Air Force says it wants multi-year procurement authority for aircraft and spacecraft, arguing annual buying cycles no longer match major production programs.

The U.S. military’s Golden Dome architecture may proceed without space-based interceptors if the Pentagon decides the capability cannot be produced affordably and at scale.

A proposed 188 percent jump in missile procurement reflects the scale of U.S. munitions concerns, but analysts say industry cannot match that surge immediately and lawmakers may need to spread spending over multiple year

The Air Force’s HH-60W Jolly Green II has completed what officials described as its first combat rescue of a person behind enemy lines, just as the service again requests no funding to buy more of the helicopter.

The proposed fiscal 2027 defense budget would allocate $65.8 billion for shipbuilding, funding a sharp increase in requested vessels as maritime competition intensifies.

The Trump administration plans to propose a fiscal 2027 defense budget totaling $1.5 trillion, combining a $1.15 trillion base request with $350 billion tied to reconciliation.