The Trump administration has officially requested a $1.5 trillion defense topline for fiscal year 2027, seeking a “historic increase” split between a $1.15 trillion base budget request and $350 billion in defense funds from a planned reconciliation bill. The White House on Friday noted the request for a massive defense spending boost, a nearly 50 percent increase from the FY ‘26 topline, would support fully funding the Golden Dome homeland missile defense initiative and production boosts for critical munitions as…
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