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Air Force

Pentagon Requests Massive Jumps for Weapons And Missiles in FY 2027

Frank Wolfe

Friday, April 3rd, 2026

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Pentagon Requests Massive Jumps for Weapons And Missiles in FY 2027

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of what the service said was the first-ever M7 test mission with two JASSM ER weapons on an F-16 on July 25, 2018 at Eglin AFB, Fla.

The Pentagon's fiscal 2027 budget requests a massive increase in missile and other weapons buys. The U.S. Army asks for more than $36 billion for missiles--$28 billion more than Congress funded in fiscal 2026, the Navy nearly $23 billion for weapons--an almost $12.5 billion increase, and the Air Force about $11.4 billion--a more than $5 billion jump. Much of the increase is in the "mandatory" category in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. The fiscal 2027 Pentagon request is $1.5…

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