The Pentagon will now look to spend over $150 billion in reconciliation funds this fiscal year, submitting a plan to Congress outlining efforts to advance the Golden Dome missile defense project, build more ships, expand munitions and drone manufacturing, boost low-cost weapons production and accelerate the Navy’s F/A-XX future fighter program. The plan represents a large increase from the $113 billion in reconciliation funds the Trump administration had originally projected to spend in FY ‘26, and means the Pentagon will…
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